Gospel campaigner beaten in Kerala

A mob of Hindu radicals attacked a Gospel convention and injured its campaigner on December 1 at Koliyakkody in Thiruvanthapuram District of Kerala, according to Salem Voice Ministries (SVM).

Pastor Lazarus, native of Vellarada was severely beaten on Saturday evening and later admitted to a Medical College hospital with serious injuries, reported the Kerala based Christian ministry.

"Around 20 to 30 people shouted Hindu slogans and attacked the pastor while he was preaching the Gospel at Indian Pentacostal Church in Koliyakkodu," it said.

The investigation by the Venjaramoodu police is on stage.

Pastor Paul Ciniraj, president of the Christian Ministers of the Churches in India (CMCI) and Director of the Salem Voice Ministries condemned the attack towards Pastor Lazarus.