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Fr. Cedric Prakash, photographed here receiving the Chevalier de la Legion d' Honneur Award from the French Ambassador in New Delhi on 14th July 2006, is well known in some circles as a resolute defender of "human rights" in Gujarat.
In June, a delegation from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is scheduled to visit India. The team will travel to Gujarat and Orissa. Fr Prakash had testified before USCIRF in June 2002 after the Gujarat riots.
The idea of a US body investigating religious freedom in India is a bit disturbing. Fr Prakash's take on the subject is, however, fascinating.
In the Mail Today of May 8, 2009, page 9, he is quoted as saying:
(Narendra) Modi cannot nurture prime ministerial dreams unless he is acceptable to the Western world.
Fr. Prakash does himself proud with such an honest articulation of his beliefs.
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