Mar Thoma Church Head Calls for United Effort Against Drug Menace

Theodosius Mar Thoma, Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, on Sunday called for a united effort to counter the drug menace in the state, while expressing concern over the alarming rise in juvenile crime.

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Opening the 130th edition of the Maramon Convention, billed as one of the largest annual Christian gatherings in Asia, on the sand bed of the Pampa, near Kozhencherry, the Church head said the evolving social climate in Kerala is increasingly breeding criminals. He highlighted that even minors are being implicated in criminal and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) cases.