Controversies- When the Communist government in Kerala passed the self-financing college Act in 2006, Kerala Archbishop Mar Joseph Powathil rigorously criticized the bill immediately after its pass in the assembly

Controversies- When the Communist government in Kerala passed the self-financing college Act in 2006, Kerala Archbishop Mar Joseph Powathil rigorously criticized the bill immediately after its pass in the assembly. He said that the bill is the most harshest weapon against the Christians in the history of Kerala state after independence. As a result, the Communist party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan criticised heavily him publicly. Because of Mar Powathil's efforts, the bill did not come into effect. He said that since Christians in Kerala form only 19% of the total population, it is essential that their institutions must be protected from the anti minority practices of the governments which are controlled by the majority community...

Bishop Franco Mulakkal case shows the Kerala Church’s fall from grace

...He was on course to replace the retiring Joseph Powathil of Changanassery Archeparchy, and would have been the natural been heir to Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil.”

Kerala: Archbishop’s memoirs could leave Congress, Left red-faced
Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Published: November 2, 2015
Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Powathil’s memoirs, which appeared in Kudumbajyothi, monthly magazine of the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery could leave the Left and the Congress in displeasure.

@RajeevSrinivasa Mar Joseph Powathil is talking abt Right to Mission Work here but crying on Gharwapsi? https://t.co/88Yc4iTXOe

— Tracking Evangelism (@trackevangelism) January 7, 2015

@TRILOKHNATH . People like Mar Pawathil are real threat to the secular fabric of the country.

— Sivan (@SHAMMI_S) March 19, 2015

Crisis in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese: Priests counter suggestion by Mar Powathil https://t.co/lAxhzjsY6s

— TOI Cities (@TOICitiesNews) August 14, 2019

Mar Joseph Powathil see what christians do in land of #ISIS,paying #jizya! U shud know ur history before U open mouth pic.twitter.com/4XV2bSqy4A

— Renjith Raveendran (@njith) March 20, 2015

RSS&ISIS Are Technically The Same:Archbishop Joseph Powathil Syro Malabar Church. I'll try 2 rebut point by point 1/n pic.twitter.com/f1iIRbBGM4

— Revolutionary Monk (@RevolutionMonk) March 20, 2015

Mar Powathil Bishop has declared that bringing back the Hindus to their original home is a terrorism. Act and react whenever possible

— Dr.N.Gopalakrishnan (@iishgroup) January 11, 2015

ROFL..Archbishop Mar Joseph powathil's taunt to backfire.He says #Gharwapsi activities hurt the sentiments of minorities.

— Sanju S (@SaanjuS) January 4, 2015

Crisis in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese: Priests counter suggestion by Mar Powathil https://t.co/lAxhzjsY6s

— TOI Cities (@TOICitiesNews) August 14, 2019