Mysuru, Nov 25: The 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, wherein senior writers and thinkers vociferously condemned the growing communalism and intolerance in India, has irked Bharatiya Janata Party.
BJP leader and Udupi Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has portrayed the literary convention as the Congress party convention.
Meanwhile, the Mysuru police have upped the security at the convention venue at Maharaja College Grounds following a bomb threat letter.
The letter addressed to the office of Deputy Director of Public Instruction stated that Muslim literature and Muslim teachers have been neglected in the ongoing literary fest.
Sources added, an anonymous caller has warned the authorities to ignore the bomb threat letter at their own peril.
DDPI Manjula has forwarded the letter to Mysuru Police Commissioner Dr A Subhramanyeshwar Rao. The city police have enhanced the security at Sammelana venue.
The three-day literary fest, presided over by Chandrashekar Patil, will conclude on Sunday. Meanwhile, Muslims leaders in Mysuru has condemned the bomb threat and called it a communal conspiracy to defame Muslims.
Addressing Kannadiga delegates from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and other countries through a video conference, Dr Narayan also assured that necessary steps will be taken by the Karnataka government to provide free quarantine facility for those who cannot afford private quarantine in hotels or guest houses. The video conference was organised by coastaldigest.com.
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This is a serious terror threat , government should find out who issued and take action.
We know cheddi are most famous in decieving the people.
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