Bishops shocked at RSS chief's call

new delhi: the catholic bishops' conference of india (cbci) has expressed shock and surprise at the reported statement of rss chief k s sudarshan, at nagpur, calling upon muslims and christians to reinterpret their scriptures and to change their leadership. archbishop oswald gracias, secretary general of the cbci, termed sudarshan's statement as ``tantamount to interference in the affairs of the muslims and christians.'' according to cbci, ``his statement will dampen the spirit of initial talks begun with the rss to clear the already existing misunderstandings.'' on sudarshan's call to the rss cadres to ``arm themselves against any threats'', cbci feels it is ``no different from the taliban call to arms.'' cbci has also condemned the attack on christians in bawahlpur, pakistan, in which 18 people were killed.it will be also writing to pakistan president pervez musharraf expressing concern over the threats to christians in pakistan.