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Meanwhile, Latin Archbishop Dr Thomas J Netto said that in the name of development, the State Government was displacing the common people.
On Tuesday, the court declined a plea submitted on his behalf for exemption from personal appearance before the Magistrate on Wednesday.
Thousands of faithful protested in Kochi on Sunday demanding justice for the popular archbishop who was forced to resign for 'insubordination'.
Archbishop Antony Kariyil explained his unwavering stand in the ongoing controversy in a six-page open letter.
An affidavit to this effect has been submitted before the Supreme Court by the State Government.
The church leadership itself sought to quell the charges, but sources within the clergy and the laity confirm the controversy is far from dying down.
The archbishop dubbed the announcement of LDF candidate Dr Jo Joseph at one of its institutions as 'coincidental'.
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