Overview
- The Congress MP said assaults on a community wound the entire nation and urged the Centre to "break its silence."
- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India appealed to the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and chief ministers for strict enforcement and proactive protection.
- Reports cited by Tharoor included an alleged assault on a carol group in Pudussery, vandalism of a Santa effigy in a Raipur mall, incidents reported in Jabalpur, and an attempt to disrupt church prayers in Uttar Pradesh.
- Accounts of the Pudussery episode remain disputed, as a senior BJP leader alleged the group were CPI(M) members who were drunk and deliberately created trouble.
- PTI reported a Bajrang Dal protest outside a Bareilly church where demonstrators recited the Hanuman Chalisa and raised religious slogans over a Christmas programme.