Kerala Girl On Horror Of Conversion Coercion Racket: Investigation By News18 Echoes #TheKeralaStory

Kerala Girl Relives Horror Of Conversion Coercion Racket I Investigation By CNN-News18 Echoes The Kerala Story Anagha Jaigopal is a similar case. Based in Thiruvananthapuram, born in a Brahmin family, she had turned to Islam about six years ago. But, last year, she switched her religion back. Her reason, as she says, was that she suspected her religious preachers did not restrict themselves to preaching Islam, but introduced her and many others, to the idea of “ultimate sacrifice and jihad”. “I believe no religion promotes any activity backed by Jihad. Anyone, who converts to Islam, must not be introduced to ultimate sacrifice. What we were being taught was that Allah loves those who believe in the ultimate sacrifice and Jihad. This made me suspect that this was not about Islam. I feared that there were ulterior motives behind us being told about such ideologies. I believe the next step would have been introducing us to extremist groups,” the 27-year-old says. For almost five years, Jaigopalan says she offered Namaz and also would sport a hijab. She says she started following Islam because most of her unaddressed curiousness regarding certain Hindu rituals turned into confusion as her friends who followed Islam would often question such Hindu acts. “Since I did not have any answers, I started looking for options. This was the time when Islam sounded very logical. I was introduced to Islam by my friends but when I started taking interest I was approached by groups who physically and over social media addressed my queries. But I listened to them only till the time I was being told about its true purpose that largely supported peace and love. As the stage progressed, and we were told how important is ultimate sacrifice and jihad, it rang a bell. I realised this was not just about converting to any other religion. I was also told that a person who dies in the war for Allah will be given the highest position in heaven,” she said. However, even as Anagha managed to distant herself from her alleged radical preachers not many could free themselves from the clutches on their own. #thekeralastory #keralastory #conversion #englishnews #news18