Mother Teresa's NGO's FCRA Renewal Application Rejected, MHA Cites 'Adverse Inputs' For Refusal

On December 27, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the FCRA renewal application of Mother Teresa's organisation, the Missionaries of Charity has been rejected. The Union Home Ministry said that certain adverse inputs were found out and therefore the application was not approved. However, the bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity have not been frozen. The ministry said that Missionaries of Charity itself has sent a request to State Bank of India to suspend its accounts. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “Shocked to hear that on Christmas, the Union Ministry froze all bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in India!” Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted, “This is indeed shocking.” Watch the video to know more.