Hindutva leader Aadesh Soni calls for mass violence against Christians in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: In a shocking and deeply disturbing development, Aadesh Soni, a local Hindutva leader and social media influencer from Chhattisgarh, has incited violence against Christians in the villages of Bishrampur, Ganeshpur, and Jhanakpur, urging Hindus to attack, rape, and kill them, accusing them of “brainwashing children” through conversion efforts.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Aadesh Soni, a self-proclaimed life coach, communication trainer, poet, and writer, posted inflammatory rhetoric on social media, outlining a brutal plan to “kill all Christians, violate the honor of their daughters and daughters-in-law, commit obscene acts against them, forcibly enter Christian homes, and spare no one but corrupt them all.” He went as far as to declare that Christian families would be targeted, their leaders executed, and their faith erased from the region entirely. Soni called on his followers to mobilise at least 50,000 people for an attack on March 1, 2025.
In a widely circulated video that has since gone viral, Soni calls for the public humiliation, stripping, raping, and killing of Christian men, women, and children. “I have got the support of the administration, this is enough for me,” he said.
Soni has recently gained notoriety for his dangerous and hateful rhetoric against the Christian community, drawing support from violent right-wing groups and powerful figures like Saraswati.
Arun Pannalal, the president of the Chhattisgarh Christian Forum, said, “Aadesh Soni is supported by bloodthirsty right-wing groups, and the group he represents also has the backing of figures like Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati”.
The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has urgently written to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Vishnu Deo Sai, expressing deep concern over the hate speech and calling for immediate action to prevent the planned violence on March 1, 2025.
Vishal Mangalwadi, a prominent Christian social reformer, also wrote an open letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging his intervention to prevent the planned anti-Christian violence.
