ACHC deplores animal sacrifice

The All Ceylon Hindu Congress (ACHC) points out that animal sacrifice or any cruelty to life is an Act of Sin and unacceptable. A press release signed by the ACHC president V Kailasapillai and General Secretary Kandiah Neelakandan states:

“We, the All Ceylon Hindu Congress (ACHC) have made from time to time our repeated requests not to have sacrifices of animals in Hindu Kovils which we have pointed out is an Act of Sin not acceptable to our religion. Any cruelty to any life - human beings, animals or bird - in the precincts of a Hindu Kovil should not be allowed.

“We regret to hear that an animal sacrifice event is to take place on September 1, 2012 at Muneeswaran Pathurakaliammam Kovil.

“We appeal to the Kovil Management and priests not to proceed with the same. “At the same time, we appeal to the politicians and non-Hindu religious groups not to interfere in this matter and make it a political issue or create religious disharmony.

“We request them leave the issue to the Hindus to handle it. It should be appreciated that certain issues or problems in a religious place are socially related matters.