Warning against any attempt to overturn the Supreme Court ruling of 2017, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church requested the intervention of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, on Sunday, in case the State government proceeds with the Church Bill.
“Honourable Governor, it is a well-accepted fact that the Supreme Court judgment is the law of the land. If any legislation or ordinance against this law is presented to you for approval, disregarding the 2017 judgment favouring the Malankara Orthodox Church by the ruling government of Kerala, we strongly believe that Your Excellency will use your discretion to uphold justice for the Church,” said Baselios Marthoma Mathews III Catholicos, head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC), during his presidential speech at the Marthoman Heritage Assembly in Kottayam.
Stating that the Supreme Court verdict has settled the dispute on the ruling of parishes under the Malankara church by upholding the validity of the 1934 Constitution of the Malankara Church, the Catholicos emphasised that those attempting to deprive the Orthodox Church of its freedom and identity through the Church Bill are living in a fool’s paradise.
