Mixing religion and politics has had a long history in India and elsewhere, but in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Theresa May’s message on Easter has raised hackles after some saw it as hinting that God would have voted to leave the European Union. May mentioned the ongoing process of leaving the EU in last week’s message on Vaisakhi too, but the widely publicised Easter message has not gone down too well. Leaders of other parties have also delivered their Eastern messages, but without mentioning Brexit. She does not exactly say if God had a vote he would have voted Leave, but she gets closer to it than she should”. But the Easter message is one of internationalism, if you like – Jesus died for you no matter who you are or where you are from”.

Source: Hindustan Times April 16, 2017 10:18 UTC