Christian delegation meet Advani

new delhi: a five-member delegation of christian leaders met union home minister lk advani on wednesday to discuss recent attacks on christians in orissa, madhya pradesh, mahrashtra and andhra pradesh. according to a source in catholic bishops' conference of india (cbci), the home minister's response was positive. "he immediately contaced home secretary kamal pande and asked him to look into the matter." christian leaders also raised the issue of non-extension of visa to missionaries working for leprosy eradication in orissa.one us missionary had to leave and two nuns, an american and canadian, have already got the notice to leave the country. said a cbci source, "last year advani had intervened in the similar matter and stopped the deportation of missionaries." the five-member delegation included, archbishop vincent concessao, vice-president, cbci, archbishop oswald gracias, secretary-general, cbci, bishop karam masih of church of north india, father donald d'souza, deputy secretary-general, cbci and dominic immanuel, spokesperson, cbci.