We need to be vigilant against vested interests dividing society on communal lines, says Karnataka CM

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks astatine  the Fatima Cathedral successful  Belagavi connected  December 16, 2025.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks astatine the Fatima Cathedral successful Belagavi connected December 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

“All of america request to beryllium vigilant capable to spot that we bash not autumn prey to the designs of vested interests that are trying to make divisions among us,” Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said successful Belagavi connected December 16.

“There are systematic efforts by vested interests to make divisions successful nine connected communal lines. But we request to beryllium cautious astir them. No religion teaches hatred and violence. Love and compassion are the halfway of each religions. What is more, our Constitution urges america to physique a secular society. We request to realise this and enactment arsenic per the tone of the Constitution,’’ helium said aft visiting the Fatima Cathedral successful the Camp country successful Belagavi.

“We unrecorded successful a multi-cultural, multi-lingual nine wherever radical travel galore faiths. There are radical of galore castes and religions successful our country. There is simply a request for everyone to unrecorded successful unity and harmony. We request to physique a humane nine based connected love.

“Youth should follow a technological cognition and rational thinking. Our Constitution has laid large accent connected gathering a secular society, and our acquisition strategy should beryllium supportive of it. Everyone should enactment unneurotic towards gathering a nine that provides adjacent opportunities and advocates socialism,” helium said.

The CM appreciated the publication of the Christian assemblage successful the tract of education, healthcare, and societal service. He said that their efforts aligned with the law imaginativeness of an inclusive and compassionate society.

He interacted with students, met priests and members of the diocese and chopped a barroom to observe the tone of Christmas.

“Christmas is simply a festival of joyousness and brotherhood. All of america request to observe this together. It gives america the connection of unity and harmony. We request to recognize and empathise with radical of different faiths. All of america request to request to enactment unitedly towards an adjacent nine based connected emotion and tolerance,’’ helium said.

He urged young radical to make a tone of inquiry, technological temper and captious thinking.

Bishop Derek Fernandes, caput of the diocese, said the authorities led by Mr. Siddaramaiah had introduced respective programmes and schemes for payment and improvement of deprived communities. He said that the State Government had consistently supported initiatives of the religion and addressed its concerns crossed Karnataka.

Minister K. J. George, MLC Ivan D’Souza, MLA and CM’s ineligible advisor A. S. Ponnanna, MLAs Ashok Pattan, Mahantesh Koujalagi, Asif (Raju) Sait, erstwhile MLA Firose sait, Rev. Fr. Pramod Kumar, assemblage leaders similar Louis Rodrigues, and others were present.

Published - December 17, 2025 10:18 americium IST

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