Hope peace will be permanent after Ayodhya verdict: Archbishop
Last Updated: 2010-10-10 07:40:41
Kolkata: Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, on Saturday said he had been following the Ayodhya title suits with interest and hoped peace would prevail permanently after the Allahabad High Court order.
"I have been following this case with keen interest. The most wonderful thing is the peaceful outcome of the case. I hope this peace will be permanent," the Archbishop, who is the Head of the Church of England, told reporters here.
Asked to give his views on corporal punishment especially in the wake of the controversy surrounding death of Rauvanjit Rawla who allegedly committed suicide after being caned by the principal of La Martiniere school run by the Church of North India, he said "I would not like to say much about this particular case as it is subjudice. But like in India, corporal punishment is punishable by law in England."
Williams, who is on a 16-day tour of India, said he was aware of reports of attack on Christian missionaries in various parts of the country. "I would be concerned about these attacks as I would be over similar attacks on people of other communities."
Stating that he had been reading about Kolkata since his student days, he said he was eager to travel to Santiniketan during this visit, but would not be able to do so because of shortage of time.
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