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Couple can reunite in 'love jihad' case, top Indian court rules
Akhila Asokan, who converted to Islam in 2016 and took a new name, Hadiya, arrives at an airport in Kochi, India, on Nov 25, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
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7 hours ago
NEW DELHI (NYTIMES) - India's Supreme Court has upheld the right of citizens to choose their spouse and convert to another religion, a landmark ruling in a case involving what right-wing Hindu nationalists refer to as "love jihad".
The judgement, which came on Monday (April 9), was seen as a blow to the governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
The court's decision effectively ended a two-year quest by a father to nullify his daughter's marriage to a Muslim man in the southern state of Kerala, saying that she had been forced to convert to Islam.
The daughter says she acted of her own free will.
Right-wing Hindu nationalists have labelled the case an instance of what they call "love jihad", after a belief that India's minority Muslims will take over the country by persuading Hindu women to marry them and convert to Islam.
Couple can reunite in 'love jihad' case, top Indian court rules
Akhila Asokan, who converted to Islam in 2016 and took a new name, Hadiya, arrives at an airport in Kochi, India, on Nov 25, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Published
7 hours ago
NEW DELHI (NYTIMES) - India's Supreme Court has upheld the right of citizens to choose their spouse and convert to another religion, a landmark ruling in a case involving what right-wing Hindu nationalists refer to as "love jihad".
The judgement, which came on Monday (April 9), was seen as a blow to the governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
The court's decision effectively ended a two-year quest by a father to nullify his daughter's marriage to a Muslim man in the southern state of Kerala, saying that she had been forced to convert to Islam.
The daughter says she acted of her own free will.
Right-wing Hindu nationalists have labelled the case an instance of what they call "love jihad", after a belief that India's minority Muslims will take over the country by persuading Hindu women to marry them and convert to Islam.
