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Observing rituals of a religion doesn't mean professing it: SC restores election of MLA

Hindustan Times Lucknow

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May 07, 2025

A person observing or performing rituals of a particular religion does not mean they "profess" that faith, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, as it restored the membership of a Kerala CPI(M) legislator whose election from a Scheduled Caste constituency was questioned.

- Abraham Thomas

NEW DELHI:

A Raja, who was elected as an MLA from the Devikulam constituency in 2021, challenged the March 2023 order of the Kerala high court setting aside his election. Congress leader D Kumar—who finished second in the election—had challenged Raja's victory, saying he was not entitled to contest from a reserved constituency on the grounds that he was baptised into the Christian faith by his parents when he was a minor.

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