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The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has requested postponement of nationalist engineering entranceway examinations scheduled connected Maundy Thursday and Easter.
The KCBC pointed retired that conducting competitory examinations connected days that Christians observe arsenic ineffable festivals amounted to usurpation of the cardinal close to state of religion enshrined successful the Indian Constitution. This recurrent inclination was an encroachment into the close to religion of the number communities. These days clasp heavy spiritual value successful the Christian religion and participating successful exams connected those days would impact their meaningful observance.
Therefore, the competitory exams scheduled connected Maundy Thursday and Easter should beryllium postponed, urged KCBC president Archbishop Varghese Chakkalakal, vice president Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios, and caput wide Archbishop Thomas Tharayil. The KCBC will besides constitute to the Central authorities and the nationalist investigating agencies raising the demand.
