Nidumamidi seer lashes out at Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji

September 27, 2011

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Mangalore, September 27: Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swamiji, the Chief Pontiff of the Nidumamidi Mutt challenged his counterpart in Pejawar Mutt to allow lower caste seers and Dalits to offer Krishna Pooja at the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Krishna Mutt if the latter has real social concern.

Participating at an interaction programme on 'Religion and Politics' organised 'Journalists Study Centre' here on Tuesday, the progressive seer termed Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji's recent Dalit oriented programmes as “ineffective” and “illogical”.

The Nidumamidi seer also questioned the powerful seer of Udupi whether he has initiated any programmes for the socio-economic development of Dalits.

“Does he (Vishwesha Tirtha) think that the problems of Dalits will be solved just by paying a visit to Dalit colony and having food in a Dalit's house?” Chennamalla Swamiji ridiculed.

He also termed the Pejawar seer's 'Saha-bhojana' programme in Mysore as an act of hypocrisy, and asked why he failed to stop 'Pankti-bhojana' in Udupi.

“Is Pejawar seer ready to impart 'Paurohithya' education to a Dalit child in the residential school run by his Mutt in Udupi for Brahmin children? Is he ready to officially accept that Brahmins and Dalits are equal by birth? Is he ready to show green signal for inter-caste marriages within Hinduism? If not, then what is the intention of his Dalit development programmes?” the Nidumamidi seer questioned.

Indian 'Swiss Banks'!

Chennamalla Swamiji said that a number of religions centres including Mutts, Temples, Churches, Mosques and Basadis have been playing the role of Swiss Bank in this country.

It is an ugly truth that religious institutions in this country have become the centres of black money, he said and added that these are the centres which foster illicit relationship between religion and politics.


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Ashmath Ali (35) originally arrested on charges of recording a video of unnatural acts, had been out on bail granted by the second ACJ and JMFC court of Udupi on September 6, 2019.

Despite 18 arrest warrants issued in his name, Ali managed to evade authorities for years, frequently traveling abroad. 

Acting on a tip-off, sleuths from Kaup police station intercepted him as he landed at Kannur International Airport on October 21, marking the end of his prolonged evasion from Indian law enforcement. 

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Bengaluru, Nov 1: Hardline BJP leader and Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "Nationalise Waqf Assets", alleging Waqf board of "blatant violation" in claiming of the lands of Farmers, temples and mutts.

Taking to his social media, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal posted on X, saying "I have written a letter to the hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji to Nationalize the Waqf Assets in view of the arbitrary, blatant violation in claiming of the lands of Farmers, Landowners, Temples, Trusts and Mutts across the country by the Waqf board. All the citizens of the country have equal rights on the land. If the motive of Waqf is welfare and social service, this has to be done without bias and religious discrimination as India is a secular nation."

Additionally, Vijayapura MLA also attached the letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his post.

Earlier, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya had accused the Waqf Board of encroaching on thousands of acres of farmers' lands with the support of the Karnataka government.

Surya stated, "There have been multiple press conferences and videos in the public domain where the Minister himself has admitted that these Waqf adalats are being conducted under the Chief Minister's instructions. This is a grave matter, where thousands of acres of farmers' lands are being encroached upon by the Waqf Board with the active support and collusion of the State Government."

He mentioned that, in recent days, farmers from various districts across Karnataka have reported that, without prior notice, ownership of their lands has been abruptly transferred to the Waqf Board.

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticised BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, claiming he has done nothing for Bengaluru. Kharge's remarks came in response to the BJP MP's accusations regarding Waqf Board land encroachment.

The Congress leader assured that the Karnataka government is committed to protecting farmers' properties.

Kharge further questioned the BJP's record on protecting temples during its previous government, stating that the Karnataka government is committed to safeguarding temples and common people's properties.

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The decomposing body was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan in a flat in Madanayakanahalli after neighbors alerted the police due to a strong odor. Bengaluru Rural Superintendent of Police CK Baba confirmed the incident, stating that an investigation is underway. A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) joined the police at the scene to gather evidence.

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