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India Army Dismissed Christian Officer for Refusing Religious Rituals

India Army Dismissed Christian Officer for Refusing Religious Rituals

Thursday, July 31, 2025
When Samuel Kamalesan, a Christian officer in the Indian Army, asked to not take part in certain Hindu and Sikh rituals in his regiment’s weekly religious parades, the army dismissed him without a trial in 2021. Left without a job and cut off from military benefits, Kamalesan challenged his termination in the Delhi High Court, Read more... The post India Army Dismissed Christian Officer for Refusing Religious Rituals appeared first on Christianity Today.