Debasing the dead

Let me preface my comments by saying that first of all, I don’t know how credible this news is - a Google search turned up nothing, so take this with a huge grain of salt. IF TRUE though, this incident really stinks and I hope Chawla’s parents sue the perpetrators’ pants off and get them arrested for committing such fraud.

Kalpana Chawla, the Indian astronaut who died tragically in the Columbia spacecraft crash, may be a heroine for many in the country. But to a Christian group, operating a trust from Tamilnadu, her name is good enough to raise funds. Though the trust has not specified for what it is raising the funds, speculations are rife that it could be for conversion activities.