Prayer meet for victims of terrorism, natural disaster
New Delhi, May 16: People of all religious groups organised a prayer meet, seeking solace for the victims who died in Myanmar cyclone, in Chinese earthquake and in Jaipur serial blasts.
The
prayer
meet
in
honour
of
the
victims
was
organised
by
the
Delhi
Catholic
Archdiocese
and
members
of
all
religious
faiths
on
Thursday."Many
lives
were
lost
in
all
these
tragedies.
We
decided
to
hold
an
all
religion
prayer
in
memory
of
our
brothers
and
sisters
who
were
children
of
the
same
almighty," said
Dominic
Emmanuel,
a
spokesman
of
the
Delhi
Catholic
Archdiocese.
Nature dismays Myanmar and China
About 2.5 million people have been "severely affected" by cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar on May 8 and the official death toll from Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck China has reached 20,000. But the state media reported that it could soar to more than 50,000, as hope faded for the thousands still buried under the rubble across the region.
Terror strikes Jaipur
The religious members were, however, deeply perturbed over the terror attacks in Jaipur. "The incident in Jaipur is different from what occurred in China and Myanmar. China and Myanmar suffered from natural calamities, but in Jaipur it was a pre-planned heinous act where so many innocent people died and hundreds were injured," said Swami Agnivesh, a social activist.
"I hope that the Almighty provides some sense to those who resort to such dastardly acts," he added. The serial blasts in Jaipur on May 13 killed around 61 people and injured more than 150 persons.
ANI