India, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat address on September 29, shared something very pleasing to the Catholic community in India. He said that canonization of Mariam Thresia is a matter of pride. "It is a matter of pride for every Indian that, on the coming October 13, his holiness Pope Francis will declare Sister Mariam Thresia a saint. I pay heartfelt tributes to Sister Mariam Thresia and congratulate the citizens of India, and especially our Christian brothers and sisters, for this achievement." It is rumoured that Pope Francis may be invited to visit India. These are, indeed, signs of an image building exercise from the part of the BJP government that has been accused of tolerating or even encouraging ...