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• Hindu statesman was refused in leading a prayer at the Saeima’s chapel

A Hindu statesman was refused in leading a prayer at the Saeima’s chapel before a regular plenary session. The refusal was based in the fact that Christianity is the main religion in Latvia and the chapel was built only for services of traditional Christian confessions. The Hindu statesman shocked by the refusal appealed to the high state officials asking them to become more open for other religions and to allow them to be introduced in the Saeima. The Saeima’s chapel was opened in 1998 and every time before the Parliament’s plenary session Catholic, Lutheran or Baptists priests lead a service in it. Vesti Segodnya (10.01)