Hubballi, Mar 19: Rambhapuri Mutt seer Prasanna Renuka Veerasomeshwar Shivacharya Swami on Monday warned of waging a religious war if the Congress government recommended granting of minority religion status to Lingayats.
Speaking to reporters he said: "We've clarified our stand that Veerashaiva and Lingayat are one and the same. Members of the expert panel, headed by retired high court judge H N Nagamohan Das, have identified with Lingayat faith. About 95 % of the people have rejected the proposal to accord the status of independent religion to Lingayat faith."
"There is a greater responsibility on the shoulder of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Congress party will surely suffer in the forthcoming Assembly elections if it accepts the recommendations of the expert panel. Siddaramaiah shouldn't yield to the pressure of a handful of pontiffs," he said.
"Our fight is not against any individual, but against those who are opposed to the religion," he said.
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Who let out this Neanderthal out of his cave?
why all this happening in our peaceful Namma karnataka nadu... for all Swamiji/Guruji/all religious leaders we people of Namma kannada appeal we all go to ground one day or other, EARTH has no division at all...Request you all to help peace in the land of namma nadu karnataka.... Namma karnataka has always been Peaceful and great state and people and all our Gurujis have been excellent guide to people
Funny fight, indeed ! Afterall, Veerashaivas & Lingayats are like two sides of the same coin ! Either side, value or worth is the same !
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