The mass conversion to Hinduism of more than 200 Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has sparked religious controversy in India, involving an extremist group with links to the ruling BJP party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said more than 200 Muslims were "brought back to Hinduism" in a mass event held in Agra. Many of the converts claimed they joined the RSS during the "ghar vapsi" (re-conversion) ceremony after being offered ration cards and houses.
The event was described as re-conversion as it allegedly involves Muslims who had Hindu ancestry. An official with the Bajrang Dal party, another Hindu nationalist group linked with the RSS, admitted the converted will be registered to vote and get ration cards. The two nationalist parties worked hard for three months "to persuade them to convert to Hinduism", he said.
The newly converted are members of 60 Muslim families living in extreme poverty in a slum on the outskirts of Agra, which houses the famous Taj Majal. They were given a "mantra" to chant the whole day and washed feet of Hindu idols to mark their "return to the religion".
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