PONDICHERRY, INDIA, April 17, 2003: A. Anbalagan of the AIADMK party called upon the government to keep watch on the many conversions apparently taking place in his constituency of Uppalam. He said women were being prevented from wearing tilaks (pottus), mangala sutras (wedding talis) and flowers in their hair. Participating in the debate on social welfare and industries in the Assembly today, he said conversion among women was also contributing to deterioration of Tamil culture. Those who should present themselves as sumangalis (married women, by the presence of the tali) were made to look otherwise in the name of conversion.
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