Burn your ignorance, not Bhagavad Gita: Pejawar seer’s emotional speech at Hindu Samajotsav

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March 1, 2015

Mangaluru, Mar 1: Veteran Hindu seer Sri Vishvesha Theertha Swamiji has called upon the Hindus to be ever-loyal to Hinduism while respecting other religions and faiths.

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Speaking at Vishwa Virat Hindu Samajotsav organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad to mark it golden jubilee celebration at Nehru Maidan in city on Sunday the chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt said that Hinduism promotes harmony and tolerance in society.

Appreciating the effort of organizers of Hindu Samajotsav in uniting Hindus through a massive convergence, Swamiji said that unity and brotherhood among Hindus is need of the hour to face many challenges.

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Lamenting over revolt of a few Hindu intellectuals against sacred scriptures of Hinduism, he argued that the holy books of Hindus such as Bhagavad-Gita spread knowledge.

“Burn your ignorance, not Bhagavad-Gita,” said the seer in response to the calls of a few Hindu intellectuals to burn Bhagavad-Gita. “We should spread the message of love and not hatred,” he added.

Those who consider themselves as intellectuals don’t show courage to speak on Quran or Bible, but they just pass baseless comments on Gita, the seer said.

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Endorsing the controversial Ghar Wapsi campaign of VHP, the seer said that there was nothing wrong in re-conversion of people to Hinduism. “Unfortunately, people are not bothered about conversion of Hindus into other religions, but all are raising voice against reconversion into Hinduism,” he lamented.

“I oppose conversion and re-conversion both, if it is by pressure,” he said. Meanwhile, the seer said that those who re-convert into Hindu community may select any of the caste of their wish, even the Brahmin community.

The seer called upon Hindu youth to be ready to fight for the community, and asked them not to attack other communities. Don’t pelt stones on churches, let us work together for the upliftment of the poor of our own community.

Commitment to Hinduism and harmony towards other religions should be our policy, he said.

Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade said that Vishwa Hindu Parishad played a major role in uniting Hindu society in the past 50 years. It organised several activities for the financial and religious equality of people. Meanwhile, Heggade opined that Samajotsava was not just a celebration, but a forum to decide the future. The rituals and culture of the community should be developed. The community should feel confidant and others should not feel insecure, he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Heggade released ‘Amruta Sinchana,’ a souvenir of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

Resolutions

Two resolutions were passed in the Samajotsava including banning narcotic drugs in the district and another resolution to demand the Central government to implement a strong law to stop illegal cattle trafficking, cow slaughtering and religious conversion. Earlier, a huge procession from Ambedkar Circle to Nehru Maidan with nine tableaus and thousands of people marked the celebrations.

Sri Rajayogi Ramananda Swamiji, Rajashekharananda Swamiji, Sri Charukeerti Bhattaraka Swamiji, Sri Jitakamananda Swamiji and others were present.

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March 14,2024

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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March 26,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained two suspects in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru, sources confirmed on Tuesday.

The preliminary probe has revealed that the two suspects were in direct contact with the suspected bomber.

The NIA sleuths have picked up the suspects from an area in the state capital. However, a statement is yet to be made by the NIA in this regard.

Even as the investigating agencies, both NIA and state special wing CCB teams have launched an extensive search operation in various states, the bomber has remained elusive. The authorities had obtained the bomber’s images and videos from CCTV footage on March 1, soon after the incident.

Sources said that the sleuths were suspecting that the bomber had come from Tamil Nadu and was staying in a neighbouring state for two months before carrying out the blast.

The hair samples of the accused were gathered from the hat of the accused which he abandoned in Bengaluru near a religious place. The authorities have sent the samples for the DNA testing and were hoping for a breakthrough.

The Rameshwaram Cafe bomb blast took place on March 1 on the International Technology Park Limited (ITPL) road in the Brookfield area. Low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used to carry out the blast and nine persons were injured in the incident.

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March 19,2024

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Mangaluru: The Mangalore International Airport (MIA) will connect to a new domestic destination with the introduction of a non-stop flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. 

The non-stop service, once-a-week, will operate on Wednesday (from TIA) and Thursday (from MIA), starting April 3. Air India Express will operate the flight.

The flight is expected to help those taking up a pilgrimage to Vailankani shrine.

Sources from the AIE said that the airline carrier decided to fly non-stop between the two southern Indian cities as a flight to Jeddah, which will start from April 3, arrives from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. 

“It is a ferry or positional flight from TIA to MIA. Instead of flying empty, the management has decided to run it as a commercial flight. This will help both passengers and the airline. The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a 186-seater all-economy configuration on this route. 

The same flight, after landing in MIA, will further fly to Jeddah,” a source said. 

The flight IX 1498 will depart every Thursday at 5am from MIA to TIA. The TIA-MIA flight IX 1499 departs at 12.50pm. It is a one-hour nonstop flight. The same flights will also operate nonstop between Jeddah and MIA. 

The non-stop flight IX 499 will depart MIA at 2.50pm and reach King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 6.25pm. The IX498, will depart from Jeddah at 7.25pm and reach MIA early at 3.40am.

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