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MUMBAI: Saamna, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece, has in a rare display of communal harmony praised the Christian community for its role in India's freedom movement. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's article in Saamna on Sunday, came in response to city BJP MP Gopal Shetty's tirade against Christians.Raut underscored the contribution of the Christian community to India's freedom struggle. The BJP has an eye on the elections in the north-eastern region which has a large percentage of Christian votes, Raut alleged. "Peter Alvares and F M Pinto from Mumbai were in the forefront of India's Independence struggle," he added.Raut lauded the Christian community's role in defence forces since Independence. The Christians from the hilly region of Arunachal Pradesh had given a tough fight to the Chinese in the 1962 war, he recalled..