I disagree with The Indian Express’s editorial on the matter of laws on inter-faith marriages and conversion (‘Strike one’, IE, December 1). The last couple of months have seen many high courts frowning upon the state’s interference in interfaith marriages, being matters of personal choices. To answer this question, the matter must be viewed through two prisms: One, conversion of a bride before or after marriage; and two, an interfaith marriage without conversion. Consequently, should an interfaith marriage, sans conversion, be welcome? Conversely, if the conversion is for other reasons, including as a precondition for or consequence of marriage, it should be outlawed.

Source: Indian Express December 29, 2020 21:33 UTC