“Mother Teresa’s service would have been good. But it used to have one objective, to convert the person, who was being served, into a Christian. The question is not about conversion but if this is done in the name of service, then that service gets devalued.”

—  Mohan Bhagwat

On Mother Teresa, as quoted in &quot; Mother Teresa’s aim was conversion, says Bhagwat http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mother-teresas-aim-was-conversion-says-bhagwat/article6926462.ece&quot;, The Hindu (24 February 2015) <br class="br">2015-present

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