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Survival is our politics now, says CBCI president Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath

Updated - January 09, 2026 02:10 pm IST - Thrissur Thrissur Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath (file) | Photo Credit: K. K. NAJEEB Thrissur Archbishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) president Mar Andrews Thazhath is blunt about what he describes as “a deepening sense of insecurity” among Christians in the country, particularly in Kerala. Christians, he says, are being systematically edged out of political power, economic opportunity and decision-making spaces, “not by chance, but by design”.

Survival is our politics now, says CBCI president Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath

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Key Highlights

  • “Our first priority today is survival,” he says in an exclusive interview with The Hindu.
  • “Christians have become a minority within minorities.
  • When policies like the 80:20 minority scholarships in Kerala are pushed through with the backing of all major parties, it tells us very clearly where we stand in today’s democracy.”  According to the Archbishop, discrimination against Christians has moved beyond isolated incidents and entered the realm of structured political neglect.
  • “Every party follows the logic of numbers.
  • Parties chase the largest vote banks.
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