Even as the nation and Indian rescue workers shared the pain of their loss and toiled to rescue and rebuild their lives, there were other forces at work. They made use of the immense human tragedy to their advantage. The government was of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Though the activities were well documented, there was no media outcry over such unethical use of a colossal human tragedy to further religious conversions among the traumatised. There were no op-ed articles on the exploitation of the trauma of a Third World country by missionaries with foreign institutional and financial connections. Inhuman statements were made by powerful evangelists closely associated with the then ruling coalition, which the media conveniently and calmly overlooked. Here is a recap of what happened when the 2004 tsunami was used for proselytisation under the UPA: