Defiant Sugunendra threatens with hunger strike

January 15, 2012

Udupi, January 15: Putthige Mutt pontiff Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, who was prohibited from the Paraya celebrations- 2012 of Sode Mutt, on Sunday, announced to sit on a one-day hunger strike from 9 am of Jan 17, infront of Sri Madhwacharya Sannidhana, Sri Anantheshwara Temple, in Car Street, Udupi.

Speaking to media persons Putthige seer Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji said that he would continue his fasting till 5 am of January 18, on which day Sode Mutt pontiff Sri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji will ascend the Paryaya Sarvajna Peetah in the early hours at 6 am. He said said that his fasting would be to demand Pejawar seer to withdraw the prohibition being observed by rest of the Ashta Mutts, against his mutt.

He said that Pejawar Mutt pontiff Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji and representatives of Sri Raghvendra Mutt, Manthralaya, Sri Suyameendra Theertha and Rajagopalacharya. Putthige seer said that Pejawar had not been putting his wholehearted efforts, to solve the crysis. It seems Pejawar did not have a will to solve the issue. If not he should have put the same level of efforts put during his (Putthige) third Paryaya.

Pejawar to prevent him from ascending the sarvajna peetah. Pejawar had printed handbills, put up protests, made his followers go to courts, pressurised Uttaradi Mutt Swamiji to prevent me from ascending the Paryaya Sarvajna Peetah., Putthige seer said.

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Why Mangaluru Could Become India’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Hub

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February 3,2026

Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has urged the Centre to give high priority to offshore wind energy generation along the Mangaluru coast, citing its strategic importance to India’s green energy and port-led development goals.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Chowta said studies by the National Institute of Oceanography have identified the Mangaluru coastline as part of India’s promising offshore wind ‘Zone-2’, covering nearly 6,490 sq km. He noted that the region’s relatively low exposure to cyclones and earthquakes makes it suitable for long-term offshore wind projects and called for its development as a dedicated offshore wind energy zone.

Highlighting the role of New Mangalore Port, Chowta said its modern infrastructure, multiple berths and heavy cargo-handling capacity position it well as a logistics hub for transporting and assembling large wind energy equipment.

He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

With Karnataka’s peak power demand crossing 18,000 MW in early 2025, Chowta stressed the need to diversify renewable energy sources. He added that offshore wind projects in the Arabian Sea are strategically safer compared to the cyclone-prone Bay of Bengal.

Calling the project vital to India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Chowta urged the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to initiate resource assessments, pilot projects and stakeholder consultations at the earliest.

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