Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a ‘British agent’ aiding religious conversions, claims M.P. Minister

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the 19^th century societal reformer and scholar, was among the “agents” of the assemblage British rulers who were moving to alteration the religion of the radical done English education, Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar has said sparking a controversy.

Speaking astatine an lawsuit successful Agar Malwa territory to people the 150^th day of Birsa Munda, Mr. Parmar said the tribal icon had tried to halt the “cycle of spiritual conversion tally by immoderate fake societal reformers” astatine the behest of the British rulers.

“There was a vicious rhythm going connected successful Bengal and adjacent regions to alteration the religion of the radical of this region done English acquisition and the British had made respective Indians arsenic fake societal reformers. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was 1 of them who kept moving arsenic a British agent,” said Mr. Parmar, who holds the Higher Education, Technical Education, and AYUSH portfolios successful the State Cabinet.

“And if idiosyncratic dared to halt the rhythm of spiritual conversion by them, it was Birsa Munda. He saved the tribal community,” the Minister added.

Often referred to arsenic the begetter of modern Indian renaissance, Roy is astir celebrated for his efforts successful the abolition of the Sati signifier and promoting women’s rights specified arsenic widow remarriage. He was besides 1 of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha successful 1828, which aboriginal became Brahmo Samaj.

The Madhya Pradesh authorities is celebrating the 150^th commencement day of Birsa Munda arsenic Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas with events being held crossed the State.