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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only important perspective here is that of the local population.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Conversion-was-Mother-Teresas-real-aim-RSS-chief-Mohan-Bhagwat-says/articleshow/46348555.cms
“ her selfish aim devalued the virtues of a noble cause. Mother Teresa’s work had ulterior motive, which was to convert the person. In the name of service, religious conversions were made.

“ he had witnessed forced conversion of tribal by Roman Catholics.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/4331469/mother-teresa-bharat-ratna-missionaries-of-charity-trafficking/amp/
“Last week, Indian authorities said they busted a baby-trafficking racket in a shelter run by the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order set up by the late Albanian-Indian missionary in 1950.

Child welfare authorities said a nun and one other person linked to the charity were selling babies to childless couples for between $550 and $1,450.”

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/28/1068500102/india-blocks-foreign-funding-for-mother-teresas-charity
“ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government has accused the Missionaries of Charity and other Christian groups of trying to force Hindus to convert. The charity has denied the government's accusations.

Earlier this month, police in the western state of Gujarat filed a legal case against a homeless shelter for girls run by the Missionaries of Charity. They accused the group of forcing Hindu girls to marry into Christian families.”[/quote]

DP. The last two are from long after her death—she died in 1997.

I’m sure you can find many more testimonies from people, their friends and family who were helped, but I don’t have the time to waste on you today.[/quote]

The point was: it's up to the people of India to determine if her "help" - and its legacy - has been welcome or not. 
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Agreed. 1-2 quotes doesn’t make the case for or against. [/quote]

It’s not my case to make.

Point was stop fixating on what old white guys say. Look to the people affected by her actions and legacy. Probably some good, some bad. Up for them to decide if there was a net benefit. 
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