The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has rejected to renew the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Missionaries of Charity (MoC), an NGO founded by Mother Teresa, citing “adverse inputs.” “Some unfavourable inputs were observed” when reviewing the MoC’s renewal application, it stated.” The MHA did not elaborate on the “adverse inputs.” It, on the other hand, refuted claims that it had stopped the NGO’s accounts. ‘The MoC’s finances were not frozen by the MHA.
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Humanitarian activities must not be jeopardised while the law remains paramount.” The Congress responded by issuing a statement. “This is certainly alarming,” Shashi Tharoor, the party’s head, tweeted. India is ecstatic as Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The government shuts off her organization’s financing when it helps the impoverished and disadvantaged. Disgraceful.”
The MoC was registered under the FCRA with Registration No. 147120001, according to the MHA, and its registration was valid until October 31, 2021. The legality of the association, as well as the validity of other FCRA associations whose renewal petitions were pending, was therefore extended until December 31, 2021. Notably, the MoC has been accused of conversion by organisations linked to the Sangh Parivar on multiple occasions, and some BJP MPs have also made such claims. An FIR was filed against the MoC in Gujarat earlier this month, based on these claims. The MoC was charged under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act of 2003 for allegedly “hurting Hindu religious emotions” and “luring towards Christianity young females” at a Vadodara shelter home. The accusation had been dismissed by the organisation.
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According to the FIR, Trivedi discovered that girls at the facility were being “forced” to study Christian religious literature and participate in Christian faith prayers in order to “guide them into Christianity” during his visit. The subject was also brought up in Parliament during the Winter Session, with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accusing the Ministry of Culture of engaging in religious conversions and unlawfully shipping children overseas for adoption.
