Lingayat associations oppose Kaneri mutt seer visit to Vijayapura for Hindutva convention

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Members of immoderate Lingayat associations person opposed the sojourn of Kaneri mutt seer Sri Adrushya Kadhsiddheshwar Swamiji to Vijayapura, saying helium is facing the complaint of insulting different seers.

They warned of a protestation if the seer is allowed to talk astatine a Hindutva normal planned successful the territory successful July.

“A section radical called Basavadi Sharana Samavesha organising committee has invited him. It should not beryllium permitted,” Rashtriya Basava Sena president Ravikumar Biradar stated.

“The authorities of Karnataka should not let Hindu conferences that are against the principles of Basavanna and different sharana saints, but usage the sanction of these saints. Such attempts to dispersed Hindutva ideology utilizing Basavanna’s sanction should beryllium discouraged. The authorities should prohibition the introduction of Kaneri mutt seer into Karnataka,” helium said.

He claimed that the Kaneri mutt seer, who had been charged with insulting Lingayat seers, had been reprimanded by the Supreme Court. “The seer has refused to contented a nationalist apology for his remarks. Several territory administrations person banned him from entering their jurisdiction. These orders should beryllium permanent, and not temporary. In fact, till helium issues an unconditional apology, helium should not beryllium allowed to participate Karnataka,” helium said.

“Basavanna was a large societal reformer who fought against caste, colour and superstition. It is not close to effort to bounds his principles to immoderate 1 religion oregon governmental ideology. Allowing Hindutva rallies to usage the sanction of Basavanna successful specified programmes is apt to wounded the sentiments of the Lingayat community,” helium said.

Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha territory president Basavanagouda Haranal is among the others who are opposed to the sojourn of Sri Adrushya Kadhsiddheshwar Swamiji to Vijayapura.

Published - June 15, 2026 04:11 p.m. IST

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