source: DNA India, June 21, 2007

KOCHI: The Kerala unit of the VHP on Thursday demanded the state government deport foreign missionaries in the state who are "indulging in widespread religious conversion, with the help of foreign aid."

Speaking to reporters here, Kummanam Rajasekharan, Organising Secretary, VHP Kerala, alleged that about 150 missionary workers under tourist and business visas are camping in various parts of the country and engaging in conducting conversions, violating existing visa regulations.

Alleging that five foreign missionary workers from USA were camping in Kerala for the last three years, holding religious conventions and that they had converted about 2,000 people, he demanded that action be taken against them.

He said if the government failed to take steps to stop the "illegal functioning" of missionaries, the VHP would organise a "march" to the convention centres and residential places of the missionaries.