Ramothsava' to be celebrated from April 11

April 5, 2011

Mangalore, April 5: Sri Ramothsava Samithi, Vishwa Hindu Parishath and Bajaranga Dal will jointly organize the 10th edition of 'Ramothsava' from April 11 to 13 at Nehru Maidan here.

Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Tuesday MB Puranik, Honorary President of the Samithi said the Utsva which also marks the birthday of Shri Ram is aimed at instilling and enhancing his devotion among the people.

The main objective of Utsava is to urge to build a mighty Rama Mandir at Ayodhya depicting national culture, he said. “Despite Allahabad court's verdict that Ayodhya was birthplace of Shri Ram, it's disheartening that the construction of the Ram Mandir has not yet finished,” he said.

'Srinivas Kalyanothsava' which will be held on April 13 for people to have blessings of Lord Venkatesh at their doorstep, he said.

Jeethendra S Kottary, President of the Samithi said as part of the Utsav, a 60 feet effigy of Ravana made by Kolkata artistes will be burnt, he said.

Sports and cultural programmes will also be performed, he said.

Manohar Thulajaram, President of VHP, Gopla Kuthar and Shivananda Mendon were among those present.

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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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