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Former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has defended Kaneri Mutt seer Adrushya Kadasiddeshwar Swami, stating that the his comments were successful absorption to the earlier statements of seers who appealed to radical not to sojourn temples.
In a property league successful Shivamogga connected Saturday, Mr. Eshwarappa said that the Kaneri Mutt seer was among the ones who had been serving the nine successful innumerable ways. The Vijayapura territory medication banned his introduction into the territory for nary crushed astatine all, helium opined. “In fact, Shivanand Patil, a Minister successful the State Cabinet, has besides criticised the prohibition connected the seer,” helium said.
Mr. Eshwarappa said that the Kaneri Mutt seer was lone reacting to the comments made by different seers. Those seers had ridiculed the Hindu religion by appealing to the nationalist not to sojourn the temple, helium said. “It is existent what Basavanna had stated — the quality assemblage is itself a temple. But helium ne'er discouraged radical from visiting temples. However, the seers said the opposite. Such comments prompted the Kaneri Mutt seer to respond harshly. I excessively would person made akin oregon stronger statements. I volition spell to Vijayapura connected October 24 to instrumentality portion successful a protestation against the prohibition connected the seer,” helium said.
The Vijayapura territory medication banned the Kaneri Mutt seer’s introduction into the territory pursuing protests implicit his statements criticising the Lingayat seers, who conducted a State-wide run — ‘Basava Samskruti Abhiyan’.
Security withdrawn
Mr. Eshwarappa clarified that the State authorities had withdrawn the constabulary escort offered to him. “Yes, the authorities withdrew the information yesterday. I don’t recognize wherefore they did so.. I person not asked them for a crushed — neither erstwhile they provided the security, nor erstwhile they withdrew it,” helium added.
