I oppose all communal groups including RSS, VHP, SDPI, PFI, says Amin Mattu

January 25, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 25: Dinesh Amin Mattu, the media advisor to chief minister Siddaramaiah, has said that he condemned communalism cutting across religious and political groups.

Responding to Karnataka BJP spokesperson S Suresh Kumar’s demand for his resignation from the post of CM’s advisor for his remark on recent terror arrests, Mr Mattu said he is ready to quit if the former is ready to leave the communal party (BJP).

Reiterated his impartial approach in opposing communal polarization, Mr Mattu, who is also a former journalist, said that he not only opposed saffron outfits like RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal, but also raised voice against Social democratic Party of India and Popular Front of India.

Expressing pain over youth of Hindu and Muslim communities being attracted towards communalism, he pointed out that not only people like Azhar Mahmoud and Ajmal Kasab, but Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Swami Aseemanand, Col Purohit and Bhuvit Shetty are also enemies of humanity.

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PFI / SDPI only future hopes. for \United India\""

1 clarification,

PFI, SDPI are emerged to defend the communalism of all these RSS, VHP, BJP non-secular groups.

SDPI are definitely a secular minded political party. Getting more popularity amongst Dalits.

As Monu said, there is no comparision of crimes between

I wonder ......some time even secular minded people to show as secular use the comparison of Organizations such as PFI and SDPI to Fascist RSS , VHP and Bajrangdal.......there is no similarity between these ideologies............except organizing power and discipline .....

PFI never raped and killed innocent Indian citizens
PFI never indulged in anti anti national activities
PFI never took law into hands
PFI never wanted an Islamic state in INDIA
PFI always hoisted Indian national flag in all its programs
....etc etc etc

this is so sad to that second time Mr.Mattu used PFI and SDPI as shield to show secular face

We need such honest and fare mind politician, because of these great human being still humanity is alive in this communal society. May God bless you sir!!

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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