In the years following India’s independence, the nation’s educational landscape was rapidly evolving. Amid shifting policies and emerging ideologies, Catholic educators sought to preserve the identity of their schools while responding to national educational demands
Sawant said, “Our inquiry has not progressed to a First Information Report (FIR), but based on our visit to the school, and reviewing the evidence, it is evident that Ried was the target of discrimination because he is a Christian.
Bishop Savarimuthu Arockiaraj of Tiruchirappalli Diocese, said, "We need to be meek and merciful to the suffering people of Manipur and it is our responsibility."