‘Jerusalam christian cross’ reappears, this time on Rs 10 coin
‘Jerusalam christian cross’ reappears, this time on Rs 10 coin
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 12 April, 2009
Top to bottom(1)Coin issued by Louis the pious Right, (2)Rs 2 Coin issued by the UPA government in 2006,(3)Rs 10 new coin issued recently in 2009. Look at the similar Christian cross sign
The central government has issued a new 10 Rs coin with a with ‘Christian Crusader’s Cross’ on one side.
Two years back, the UPA government had issued two Rs coin with ditto same Christian crusader cross on one side. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had taken up this issue to the people in his December 2007 Gujarat assembly election rallies(Watch video).After much protest this coin was withdrawn.
Now again, the central government has come with Rs 10 coin depicting ditto same ‘Jerusalam cross.’ It is same story again as was the case couple of years ago with 2 rupee coin.
In it’s March, 26 press release the Reserve Bank of India said, “reverse side of the coin contains the visuals showing stylised representation of “Unity in Diversity”, a defining characteristic of our country. The symbol shall be seen as four heads sharing a common body. It shall be thought of as people from all four parts of the country coming together under one banner and identifying with one nation. The visual code helps the user connect the visual with an individual denomination, which makes the process of identification quicker.”
However what the RBI terms as a symbol of “Unity in Diversity,” actually seems clearly a “Jerusalam cross” that was depicted on two Rs coin earlier.
It should be noted in the name of secularism, India has always refrained from depicting religious signs on currency. Even in Indonesia, which is a Muslim country, they have a picture of Ganesh on one of their currency notes but in India, that’s not possible, thanks to the great secularism.
Story of the sign
The issue of Christian cross on Indian coin was first raised by V Sundaram, a retired IAS officer. V Sundaram in one of his articles wrote: The ‘Christian Cross’ on new coin resembles the Gold Coin issued by Louis the Pious (778 AD-840 AD), also known as Louis I, Louis the Fair, and Louis the Debonaire.. He was Emperor and King of France from 814 to his death in 840. He issued a coin bearing a Christian Cross which has been copied shamelessly by the Mint Master who has included the same Cross on one side of the new 2 Rupee coin issued in 2006. I am presenting below the picture of that coin issued by Louis the Pious (778-840).
Please see the Cross on the above coin . There are four dots in all in the above coin, two on either side of the vertical line of the Cross. During the days of the Crusades and the Byzantine Empire, they were known a besant or besants. Besant was also called solidus, a gold coin of the Roman empire used in Europe until the 15th century. Four dots (besants) on the cross of Louis the Pious (9th century) later evolved into the ‘Jerusalem Cross’ which was used as a coat of arms for the Latin kingdom in Jerusalem. It was also called ‘Crusader’s Cross’ during the Crusades. The four small dots (later small crosses) are symbolic of the four Gospels proclaimed to the four corners of the earth, beginning in Jerusalem; the large cross symbolizes the person of Christ.(http://christianity.about.com/cs/artgallery/p/jerusalemcross.htm)
Four canonical gospels are attributed to the Four Evangelists: (Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John). ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned’ (Mk 16:15-16). The Gospel of Mark is cited as the doctrine for Dominus Jesus initiated by Ratzinger, the present Pope in the Vatican. (http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/document /rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000806_dominus-iesus_en.html)
April 12th, 2009 at 7:50 am
SEE THE FUTURE OF INDIA. WHO IS THIS RAHUL GANDHI? I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
Rahul Gandhi, as Express reported this week, took a different shortcut to fulfilling Kalam’s dreams. His nomination affidavit to the Election Commission says he received an MPhil in Developmental Economics from Cambridge University in 1994-95.
He made the same claim in 2004. Cambridge University, however, says that he was registered for an MPhil course in 2004-2005 (yes, we do not know if he even completed the course), and that it was not in Developmental Economics but in Development Studies (one of the four papers he took was titled “Developmental Economics”).
He also failed one of the subjects, National Economic Planning and Policy. This is not surprising for a man who can’t even remember what degree he’s sitting for. You would hope that a possible future ruler of India would try to master this paper. Maybe Rahul did not try hard because he believes in free markets (but if that is the case, why did he take this course in the first place?). So he didn’t do the MPhil out of intellectual interest, but to pad his CV with a respectable academic qualification, having flunked out of prestigious institutions in India (St Stephen’s) and the USA (Harvard) before collecting a degree from a college in Florida, a state known for having the best “party schools” in America.
Why would Rahul Gandhi falsify his CV? One reason: maybe he does as his Mum advises.
After all, she too falsified her affidavit by claiming to have attended Cambridge University, when all she attended was a language school in the town of Cambridge (she attributed it to a “secretarial typing error”).
But Rahul has not heeded his Mum’s repeated advice to take on more responsibility in government, so we can count that explanation out. Maybe he has a girlfriend somewhere (and in all fairness he should publicly reveal her name, so that we know the name of a potential prime ministerial candidate 20 years from now), whose parents insist on an educated son-in-law. But since youngsters today don’t listen to their parents, we can discount this theory. Maybe he thinks you need an MPhil in Developmental Economics to open a Swiss bank account.
The only plausible explanation for Rahul’s mysterious MPhil is that he thinks it will give him an edge in Uttar Pradesh during the elections. This is not as far-fetched as it sounds. At this point, the two states with the most exciting races (in an election which everyone accepts will give a bits-andpieces Lok Sabha) are UP and Andhra Pradesh. UP is more of a cliffhanger because it has 80 seats and it is a four-way contest which, of late, threatens to become a twoparty fight. This is because of the other young Gandhi, namely Varun who, according to Outlook, falsely claimed to be a graduate of the London School of Economics, and whose speech against Muslims remains an issue in the Hindi heartland (as opposed to the Congress party’s attempts to pacify shoe-throwing Sikhs in Delhi and Punjab).
I HOPE THAT INDIA CAN NOT TOLERET THIS FOOL RAHUL GANDHI.
NARENDA MODI IS UNCOMPARABLE MAN TO ANYONE IS THIS COUNTRY EITHER IN GOVERNMENT OR IN POLITICS.
I HOPE THAT LIKE MODIJI, WE CAN FIND HIS TYPE OF POLITICS IN INDIA.
SEE YOU SOON.
BYE.
April 12th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
That is not a real Rs. 10 coin!!! It’s photoshopped! why does it say 2006 on it if it was issued in 2009???
April 12th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
IF NDA COME S IN RULES FIRST WITDRAW THIS COINS FROM THE CIRCULATION ,GIVE ALL THE NOTES IN SAME SIZE,WITH DIFFRENT SLIGHTLY DARK COLOUR,CREATE ONE INTELIGENCE COMMITTIE TO APROVE DESIGN FOR CURRENCY HAVING IMPECT OF INDIAIN TRADITION.
April 13th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Mr Narendra Modi should assure in his speeches that he does not cherish the target of Sonia Gandi! Pope and Catholics of the World to lead a merciless crusade against the Majority of fellow countrymen Muslims, of Shia, Ahmedia,and Sufi origin.
Majority of Muslims Shia, Ahmadiya and Sufis themselves are the targets Of Wahabi, Salafi and Kattar Debandhi Muslims.
When he comes to power he will assure Muslims of India and the world that INDIA will not participate in a American Evangelist Crusade against Them.
Hindus be warned to vote for congress and UPA is to vote for Crusaders of Catholic Church.
Sonia is a triple agent of Catholic church(Vatican state) and CIA backed by Britain.
As i mark of respect he will not rest until this insult and threat against fellow Indians of all religions is removed.
April 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Mr Narendra Modi should assure in his speeches that he does not cherish the target of Sonia Gandi! Pope and Catholics of the World to lead a merciless crusade against the Majority of fellow countrymen Muslims, of Shia, Ahmedia,and Sufi origin.
Majority of Muslims Shia, Ahmadiya and Sufis themselves are the targets Of Wahabi, Salafi and Kattar Debandhi Muslims.
When he comes to power he will assure Muslims of India and the world that INDIA will not participate in a American Evangelist Crusade against Them.
Hindus be warned to vote for congress and UPA is to vote for Crusaders of Catholic Church.
Sonia is a triple agent of Catholic church(Vatican state) and CIA backed by Britain.
As a mark of respect he will not rest until this insult and threat of A Catholic crusade against fellow Indians (especially Shia and Sufi Muslims )of all religions is removed.
Have you forgotten what the portugese did in Div Daman and Goa during Inquision to Indians not even sparring even Indian Syrian Christians.
April 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
This Gandhi Family is a curse on the people of INDIA.
April 14th, 2009 at 11:16 am
NOW WE CAN SEE IMPECT OF CHRISTIANITY IN ALL OUR HINDI MOVIES ,ALMOST 50% DIALOGEOUS ARE ENGLISH,ATLEAST 2 TIMES SEE CHURCH IN ALMOST 80% MOVIES,ALMOST 50% MOVIES FROM EUROPE BACKGROUND,DANCERS ARE FROM OUTSIDE,INFUTURE OUR DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER WILL SIGN ACTOR/ACTRESS FROM OUTSIDE WITH DOUBING SPEECH,I CAN SEE THE TIME WHEN HOLLYWOOD DOMINATE ON HINDI MOVIES,THEY R GOING TO MAKE HINDI MOVIES AND OUR FILMMAKER WILL BE WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THEM,THE BEST XAMPLE “SLUMDOG MILLIONAR”.
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 am
Show doors to the Stupid Gandhi Family.. !! They should be kicked out…
Let we the educated youth of india do it.. Vote for Change…!!!