Nidumamidi seer lashes out at Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji

September 27, 2011

Mangalore, September 27: Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swamiji, the Chief Pontiff of the Nidumamidi Mutt challenged his counterpart in Pejawar Mutt to allow lower caste seers and Dalits to offer Krishna Pooja at the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Krishna Mutt if the latter has real social concern.

Participating at an interaction programme on 'Religion and Politics' organised 'Journalists Study Centre' here on Tuesday, the progressive seer termed Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji's recent Dalit oriented programmes as “ineffective” and “illogical”.

The Nidumamidi seer also questioned the powerful seer of Udupi whether he has initiated any programmes for the socio-economic development of Dalits.

“Does he (Vishwesha Tirtha) think that the problems of Dalits will be solved just by paying a visit to Dalit colony and having food in a Dalit's house?” Chennamalla Swamiji ridiculed.

He also termed the Pejawar seer's 'Saha-bhojana' programme in Mysore as an act of hypocrisy, and asked why he failed to stop 'Pankti-bhojana' in Udupi.

“Is Pejawar seer ready to impart 'Paurohithya' education to a Dalit child in the residential school run by his Mutt in Udupi for Brahmin children? Is he ready to officially accept that Brahmins and Dalits are equal by birth? Is he ready to show green signal for inter-caste marriages within Hinduism? If not, then what is the intention of his Dalit development programmes?” the Nidumamidi seer questioned.

Indian 'Swiss Banks'!

Chennamalla Swamiji said that a number of religions centres including Mutts, Temples, Churches, Mosques and Basadis have been playing the role of Swiss Bank in this country.

It is an ugly truth that religious institutions in this country have become the centres of black money, he said and added that these are the centres which foster illicit relationship between religion and politics.

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11th Late Mrs Naseema Fareed Memorial Lecture Held at Kanachur

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February 3,2026

Mangaluru, Feb 3: Kanachur College of Physiotherapy and Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre, in association with U.T. Fareed Foundation (R), organised the 11th Late Mrs. Naseema Fareed Memorial Lecture on Tuesday.

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Subramanyam K, Head of the Department and Professor, Department of Cardiology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangaluru. In his inaugural address, Dr. Subramanyam delivered an insightful talk highlighting the vital role of physiotherapy in modern medical care, particularly in cardiac rehabilitation, patient recovery, and improving overall quality of life through a multidisciplinary healthcare approach.

The presidential address was delivered by Dr. Haji U.K. Monu, Chairman, KIET. The keynote address was presented by Dr. Mohammed Ismail Hejamady, who spoke on the evolving scope and significance of physiotherapy.

The event was held in the presence of Mr. Abdul Rahiman, Director, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru; Dr. Vaishali Sreejith, Senate Member, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru; Dr. Sudhan S.G., Professor and Principal, Krupanidhi College of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru; Dr. Shanavaz Manipady, Dean, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru; and Dr. Venkat Rai Prabhu, Member, Kanachur Health Science Advisory Council, Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre.

Dr. Mohammad Suhail, Dean, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy, welcomed the guests and delegates.

As part of the programme, a two-day free workshop was organised on the following topics:

• Art of Practice in Cardiopulmonary Conditions by Dr. Sudhan S.G., Principal, Krupanidhi College of Physiotherapy

• The Gift of Life – Organ Donation by Dr. Rohan Monis, Chief Administrative Medical Officer

• Chest X-ray Interpretation by Dr. Hemanth, Department of Radiology, KIMS

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Dr. Vijaya Kumar, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KIMS

Organisers noted that the memorial lecture series has been conducted continuously for the 11th year, benefiting interns and postgraduate students from various colleges across Mangaluru. A total of 130 delegates attended the workshop.

Dr. Reshma, Vice Principal, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy, Mangaluru, delivered the vote of thanks.