Puttur: Temple invite without Muslim DC's name distributed

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April 2, 2016

Mangaluru, Apr 2: As per the direction of Karnataka High Court, the administration of Mahalingehwara Temple at Puttur re-printed the invitation cards of its annual jatra mahotsava without the name of Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim and started distributing them. The festival of the temple will start on April 10.

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The new cards were printed in the name of Administrator, Executive Officer and priests. Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar, who is discharging duty as Deputy Commissioner of Endowment, said that arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the festival.

Several Hindutva groups including Vishwa Hindu Parishad had strongly opposed the government move to print the name of a Muslim DC on the invitation card for the temple festival. They claimed that the move was contrary to Section 7 of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act.

Later a writ petition was filed in HC, which was followed by public interest litigation petition, challenging Mr. Ibrahim's name on the invitation card. The State government initially defended Mr. Ibrahim's name on the invitation card saying that it was as per protocol as the temple was managed by the Muzrai department.

The government then submitted in the High Court that it was its mistake to have included the name of Mr. Ibrahim in the invitation card. The High Court in its March 30 order asked the government to print additional invitation cards without the name of the Deputy Commissioner on them.

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Naim
 - 
Sunday, 3 Apr 2016

All muslims should avoid program like this, Mr Ibrahim must be pious person that is why almighty ALLAH save him from kufr majlis.

UMMAR
 - 
Saturday, 2 Apr 2016

INTOLERENCE HIGHLITED HERE

1, AS PER THEIR HINDHU LAW THEY CANNOT INVITE THE NON MUSLIM NOBODY IS ASKING NO PROTEST NOTHING

1, IF MUSLIM SAYS WE CANNOT SAY VANDHE MATHARAM BEC ITS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS PER ISLAM

MANY COMMENTS MANY PROTEST BIG NEWS ..

THIS IS ALL EFFECT OF AB KI BAAR MODHI SARKAAR

abdul
 - 
Saturday, 2 Apr 2016

ALMIGHTY ALLAH SWT. SAVED HIM FROM A KUFR & SHIRKS CELEBRATION INCHARGE. HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIMSELF TO AVOID SUCH GREAT SIN.

BR. AHMED
 - 
Saturday, 2 Apr 2016

Al-hamdullillah....
Thanks to ALLAH...
It is better to avoid in the matters of SHIRK - Associating partners with ALLAH, the God who Created all that exists and that is in between the skies and the Earth..

The hindu holy book says : that people who are materialistic WORSHIP demigods - Gods besides the TRUE GOD.

The upanishads says:
Ekam evadvitiyam : He is one only without a second (Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1)1
Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah : Of him there are neither parents nor lord. - (Svestasvatara upanishad 6:9)2
Na tasya PRATIMA asti : There is no likeness or image of HIM - (Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19)2

Ma cid anyad vi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata : O friends do not WORSHIP anybody but him, the divine ONE. Praise HIM alone.

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