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Madras HC has drawn a sharp distinction between Hinduism and Abrahamic faiths, warning against foreign-funded conversion, and upheld FCRA denial to Zen trust.

The stance of Congress MP Saleng Sangma against the FCRA Bill and the BJP aligns with Meghalaya's Christian bodies.

Speaking to Northeast Live about the Bill, Congress MP Saleng Sangma admitted that he reached out to representatives from the United States, Australia, South Korea, England, Mexico, and African countries regarding the proposed legislation.

The CBI has registered an FIR against the US-based Christian missionary group The Timothy Initiative for violating FCRA and FEMA rules to illegally push funding into India for conversion activities and fuelling left-wing extremism.

Over the years, the government has taken action against several organisations after investigations or inspections exposed financial irregularities, misuse of foreign contributions, violation of FCRA rules or activities beyond their declared objectives.

Concurring with Thapar, D'Souza claimed that if the Bill is passed, it would enable what he termed as "the legalised loot of the Indian Christian community and the global Christian community".

While Congress is today opposed to the FCRA Amendment Bill of the BJP, it has conveniently forgotten how the legislation came into existence in the first place and underwent major changes during its rule.