Govt's decision on Tulu has upset people of Tulunadu'

March 18, 2011

Mangalore, March 18: The written reply of State Kannada and Culture Minister M Govinda Karajola in the assembly regarding Union government's announcement that Tulu cannot be considered for national recognition or included in 8th schedule of Indian Constitution in a given time frame, has upset the entire Tulu speaking community said K Mohandas Bhandary, President of Tulu Aisiri Mangalore.

Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Friday, Bhandary said that those Tulu speaking people are spread across the world in crores and the government has published age-old statistics of the population.

He also demanded the state government to sanction Rs 2 crores to build a “Tulu Bhavan” as promised earlier.

He said the government should stop playing with lives of Tulu people by introducing or supporting anti-environmental projects like MSEZ, UPCL etc.

Demanding the Nethravathi diversion project to be dropped, Bhandary urged the government not to take away drinking water from the coastal people.

He urged both union and state governments to put an end to scandals and give a fair administration.

Sadananda Sherigar, Dr Rajashri R Shetty, Yashodha Mohan and others were present at the press meet.

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Modi govt asks HC to direct Karnataka govt to vacate madrasa in Srirangapatna Jama Masjid

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November 14,2024

Bengaluru: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has requested the Karnataka High Court to direct the Mandya district administration and the state government to clear a madrasa operating within the premises of the historic Jama Masjid in Srirangapatna.

The Waqf Board, opposing this move, has claimed the mosque as its property and defended the right to conduct madrasa activities there.

The matter was brought before a division bench headed by Chief Justice N V Anjaria following a public interest litigation filed by a person named Abhishek Gowda from Kabbalu village in Kanakapura taluk. The petition alleged “unauthorised madrasa activities” within the mosque.

Representing the Central government, Additional Solicitor General of India for High Court of Karnataka, K Arvind Kamath argued that the Jama Masjid was designated as a protected monument in 1951, yet unauthorised madrasa operations continue there.

He noted that concerns over potential law and order issues have so far prevented any intervention. Kamath urged the court to direct the Mandya district administration to take action and vacate the madrasa from the mosque.

In defence, lawyers for the state government and the Waqf Board contested this request, stating that the Waqf Board had been recognised as the owner of the property since 1963 and, thus, conducting madrasa activities there is lawful.

After hearing both sides, the bench adjourned the case for further arguments, scheduling the next hearing for November 20.

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