The Missionaries of Charity rubbished RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s claim that religious conversions had taken place under Mother Teresa’s leadership of the organisation, saying he was ‘misinformed’.
Teresa, who died in 1997 in Kolkata, was conferred the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and beatified as the “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta” in 2003. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had on Monday triggered a controversy by saying that “Mother Teresa’s service would have been good. But it used to have one objective, to convert the person, who was being served, into a Christian.”
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto)’s Sister SM Cyril, who knew Mother Teresa closely, said it was silly and stupid to think like that. “It is completely wrong that they have been propagating conversion. She never hoped that those who are serving will convert to Christianity. She had selfless love for people in her heart and that is why she served them,” said the Padma Shri awardee who has served as the principal of Loreto Day School, Sealdah.