TIRUPATI: UMA MAHESHWARI’S SUICIDE – WHY ARE OFFICIALS SILENT?
| source: Eenadu, March 15, 2007 (Telugu newspaper) (Translated by a reader) |
Newstoday, Tirupati
Events raise more suspicion
Ms. Uma Maheshwari’s suicide confirms the allegations that Christian missionary activity and conversions are going on unabated in Padmavathi Women’s University. It has been confirmed that for the past few months Uma Maheswari has been participating in Christian religious activity. It seems that the victim and some other women students used to spend all their time discussing about Christianity while avoiding contact with non-Christians. Some students confirmed that every Sunday two preachers  visit their hostel. Recently the hostel management has been handed over to a firm whose employees are all Christian. It seems that these employees were involved in Christian preaching inside the hostel.
Why officials are not revealing the contents of suicide note?
Hostel students demanded the management to reveal the reasons for Uma Maheswari’s suicide. Students demanded the authorities to reveal the contents of the suicide note.   Officials  concealing the suicide note is raising the suspicion that suicide note contains specific reasons and might reveal names. Veena Noble Das, the Vice Chancellor of the University was always in  controversy for forcing students to convert to Christianity
why are her room mates missing?
Uma Maheshwari has 3 other room mates who are missing since the day incident happened. Officials had to bite dust when students demanded to see the other three room mates. Officials mentioned that they are in the lab but it seems that they are staying at a senior official’s home. Questions are raised on why these three students are moved away from hostel and not allowed to speak to anybody.
In a related development 22 leaders of BJYM, AVBP and BJP leaders are arrested under non-bailable warrant for staging a dharna outside the University premises. The protestors seems to have damaged the official car used by Ms. Veena Noble Das, the Vice Chancellor of the University.
