UK Monu's re-election as President puts to rest Ullal Dargah conflict

June 25, 2011

Mangalore, June 25: By re-electing U K Monu Kannachur as the president of Ullal Dargah, the two-week long conflict among the members of the Dargah committee has come to an end.

Kanachur was re-elected as president on Friday with the consent of all 55 members.

The election was supposed to be held last week, which was postponed due to the absence of Ullal Qazi Abdul Rehman Al Bukhari Tangal. In the meantime Assistant Qazi elected Ashraf Ahmed as president for duration of 1 week which led to mayhem within the Dargah committee.

On the election of Ashraf Ahmed, few committee people protested against it alleging that Assistant Qazi has violated the committee rules and that the election of the president is to be carried out by associates of SSF. On the other hand a complaint was lodged against SSF associates who attacked the committee members for questioning the selection process.

On Friday, talks were arranged between the members who succeeded in putting an end to the conflict among them. Later, in the presence Ullal Qazi, U K Monu Kannachur was reelected who stated that Ullal Dargah is not a private property and belongs to all the people.

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Mangaluru Airport turns political stage: Congress workers chant for DKS as Venugopal arrives

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December 3,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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