At a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) protest against alleged religious conversion, speaker Kukkera Ajith claimed that conversions are spreading “like cancer” as part of a conspiracy to Christianise the country. He alleged that Hindus face difficulties visiting Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram due to conversions, and accused missionaries of receiving foreign funding to convert people, attack temples, and abuse Hindu gods.