29-12-2021, 11:50 AM
28 Dec 2021 01:06PM
(Updated: 28 Dec 2021 01:06PM)
KOLKATA: India has moved to cut off foreign funding to a charity founded by Mother Teresa, a decision critics described as further evidence of harassment of Christians under the Hindu nationalist government.
The Missionaries of Charity was founded in 1950 by the late Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted most of her life to helping the poor in the eastern city of Kolkata. She won the Nobel Peace Prize and was later declared a saint.
Her organisation runs shelter homes across India. According to the Hindu daily, it received around US$750 million from abroad in the 2020-2021 financial year.
The Indian Home Ministry said that on Dec 25, Christmas Day, the renewal of the charity's licence to receive funding from abroad had been "refused".
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India's government has also in recent years increased pressure on non-governmental organisations receiving foreign funding, including rights groups.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ind...ty-2404011
(Updated: 28 Dec 2021 01:06PM)
KOLKATA: India has moved to cut off foreign funding to a charity founded by Mother Teresa, a decision critics described as further evidence of harassment of Christians under the Hindu nationalist government.
The Missionaries of Charity was founded in 1950 by the late Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted most of her life to helping the poor in the eastern city of Kolkata. She won the Nobel Peace Prize and was later declared a saint.
Her organisation runs shelter homes across India. According to the Hindu daily, it received around US$750 million from abroad in the 2020-2021 financial year.
The Indian Home Ministry said that on Dec 25, Christmas Day, the renewal of the charity's licence to receive funding from abroad had been "refused".
......
India's government has also in recent years increased pressure on non-governmental organisations receiving foreign funding, including rights groups.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ind...ty-2404011