THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, May 9, 2002: The VHP is recruiting dharma pracharaks (preachers) in Kerala to offset the work of Christian missionaries in the area. Interested parties are requested to apply to the VHP’s Kochi office. “There are around 29,000 Christian missionaries in Kerala, while Hindu sadhus and sants add up to only around 400,” VHP organizing secretary Kummanam Rajasekharan said. “There is a cultural and spiritual vacuum we want to fill.” The VHP plans to begin by recruiting 100 pracharaks, each of whom would be sponsored. After being trained for a month in the epics, Vedas and Upanishads, the missionaries will fan out to the state’s remote corners.
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