Interestingly, almost 95 per cent of the monks possess voter ID cards.
“For the sake of identification and particularly for travelling, almost 95 per cent of us are forced to seek a voter ID card. But we use it only for identification purpose and not for voting,” a monk said.
The Mission, had, however, supported the freedom movement, with a section of the monks keeping close relations with freedom fighters of various camps. A number of political revolutionaries had later joined the Ramakishna Order.
“As individuals we may have political opinions but those are not meant to be discussed in public,” the monk said.
Polling in Howrah district, where Belurmath is located, would be held tomorrow.
