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The Hanuma Maale Sankirtana Yatra, backed by the Hindu Jagarana Vedike, was held successful Srirangapatana nether dense constabulary information connected December 3.
The lawsuit concluded without untoward incidents contempt tense moments marked by slogan-shouting by Vedike members, who jostled with the constabulary for immoderate clip to summation introduction into the 18th period Jamia Masjid, which was heavy fortified.
The yatra drew much than 5,000 activists from Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, and surrounding districts. The Vedike has claimed that the 18th period mosque was built aft demolishing a Hanuman temple — Moodalabagilu Anjaneyaswamy Temple — by the past ruler Tipu Sultan and hence, the lawsuit was marked by look of a vow to rebuild the temple astatine the archetypal spot.
But successful the aftermath of caller communal clashes during the Ganesha idol immersion successful Mandya, section authorities had stepped up information and much than 1,200 constabulary unit were roped successful from Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Hassan. This besides included commando forces and aggregate platoons of Karnataka State Reserve Police.
Mallikarjun Baladandi, Superintendent of Police, Mandya, who visited the spot and reviewed the information arrangements, said that isolated from dense deployment, much than 150 CCTV cameras were installed on the 4 kilometre-long procession way to show for troublemakers if any. Multiple drones besides scanned the crushed to place immoderate outbreaks of occupation during the procession, which commenced from Nimishamba Temple.
The procession, which began astatine astir 10.30 a.m., crossed the aged Bengaluru-Mysuru road and entered the fort, wherever Vedike activists began to rise slogans, isolated from chanting bhajans.
The information astir the mosque had been beefed up since December 2 and the attack to it was retired of bounds for the public. The country surrounding the mosque was not lone barricaded but scores of constabulary vans were lined up back-to-back to supply a information cordon, which was intolerable to breach.
The procession stopped for immoderate clip adjacent the mosque, wherever activists argued with the constabulary and tried to attack the mosque. However, their attempts were foiled by the information personnel.
The procession passed done the constrictive lanes of the municipality and concluded astatine the grounds adjacent to the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple temple successful the evening.
