Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 -- The Kerala cabinet on Tuesday gave in-principle approval to recognise Pentecostal churches as a Christian Church denomination, a statement from the chief minister's office said.

The decision comes days after a delegation of Pentecostal church leaders met chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the latter's official residence in Thiruvananthapuram with the same demand. The Church leaders had also handed over the same memorandum to leader of opposition VD Satheesan.

The cabinet has also decided to form a three-member committee of senior officials to examine various problems faced by communities including Pentecostal church members and Scheduled Caste Converts to Christianity (SCCC) and submit recommendations.

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