Christian graveyard desecrated in Southern India
A Christian cemetery in India’s Tamil Nadu state was desecrated last weekend by unknown individuals, International Christian Concern reported.
According to Bishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu, unknown individuals broke into the cemetery of Sacred Heart Church at Udayarpatti, located in Tirunelveli, on the night of October 17. The vandals went on to desecrated 40 Christian graves, broke crosses, and vandalized statues of Christian saints.
Bishop Savarimuthu labelled the incident a meticulously planned and calculated act of desecration and vandalism. He went on to say the incident was perpetrated to deeply wound the religious sentiments of the local Christian community.
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