MP education minister says, ‘Raja Ram Mohan was ‘British agent’:Say missionary schools plotting conversions; Birsa Munda protected tribal community

In Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, during an event organized on Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary, School Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar called Raja Ram Mohan Roy a broker of the British. He said that the British rule was plotting to change people’s faith through missionary schools. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was also part of this conspiracy. Parmar claimed that Birsa Munda led the biggest struggle against religious conversion, and he deserves credit for protecting the tribal society. ‘Conspiracy of conversion in missionary schools’
Parmar said that during that era, British-run missionary schools were the only means of education, where attempts at conversion were made. He explained that Birsa Munda also wanted to study, but after understanding the missionary activities, he left school and jumped into the movement against British rule. Conversion was getting British support
Minister Parmar said in his address that the British presented many people as fake social reformers. In this sequence, he called Raja Ram Mohan Roy a “British agent”. He alleged that only Birsa Munda dared to stop the cycle of conversion that was running with British support. Accusation of suppressing history by previous governments
Parmar said that previous governments suppressed the history of real tribal leaders and freedom fighters. He said that those who made conversion easier were portrayed as great, while the real heroes were kept behind. 2025 will be recorded in history
The minister said that the year 2025 will be special because three events – Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary, Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary, and special commemoration of Vande Mataram – will be recorded together in history. He also described the tribal community’s contribution to forest conservation as the biggest.