Nature punished Kerala through floods; help only those who don’t eat beef: Chakrapani Maharaj

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August 22, 2018

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22: In a shockingly shameless statement at the time when people in flood-hit Kerala are trying to normalise their lives, a pro-Sangh Parivar godman has appealed to ‘help only those who do not eat beef’.

The statement by Chakrapani Maharaj at the time of distress has left the Kerala flood victims insulted. Rains, floods and landslides have claimed more than 370 lives in the southern state since May 30 following monsoon rainfall.

The deluge had hit all the 14 districts of Kerala. More than 54.11 lakh people in Kerala were affected due to the massive floods. At a time of such distress when efforts should be made to help those who have lost almost everything in floods, attempts are being made to spark a divide. One such voice is of Chakrapani Maharaj.

“I am also appealing for help in Kerala. But help should be given to those who respect nature and creatures. When roti was available to people in Kerala, they were slaughtering the cow to eat her meat. So, what I mean is that Hindus should provide help to those who avoid cow meat,” Chakrapani told a news agency.

“Those who are trying to hurt the Hindu religion by deliberating eating cow and slaughtering her on the road should not be forgiven.” When media persons confronted the self-styled godman, Chakrapani continued to defend his insensitive ‘don’t help beef eaters’ comment.

He added that the floods in Kerala were caused due to cow slaughtering in the state. Nature punishes those who commit sin on this Earth, said Chakrapani.

He added that the people of Kerala should punish those leaders who slaughtered cows on roads. “Nature punished Kerala through floods and because of some wrong people, innocents have also suffered in Kerala.”

The self-styled godman reiterated that people who eat beef should not receive any help. If they have to be provided for help, they should be asked to sign a pledge that they would never eat beef in the future, he added.

The Centre has already declared the floods in Kerala a "calamity of severe nature". All efforts are being made to help the state in the mammoth task of reconstruction of devastated infrastructure and rehabilitation of lakhs of people. The United Arab Emirates has offered Rs 700 crore relief for the relief and rehabilitation work.

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Anonymous
 - 
Thursday, 23 Aug 2018

i think the whole country should be flooded since Mr. Modi is the PM . This is exactly what it would mean

Yatish
 - 
Thursday, 23 Aug 2018

So according to this man Goa is special relation with nature so they can eat beef or they too face disaster,senseless belief even baby not agree with him.

Mr Frank
 - 
Wednesday, 22 Aug 2018

If this doka swamys belief is true he must agree that devotees in kedrinth flooding are punished by nature for not eating beef.This doka man spreading poison between community govt must act with iron fist with this kind of people.shame on him to wore hindu vesha.

Mohammed
 - 
Wednesday, 22 Aug 2018

mentality retarded swami..

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July 1,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 1: Sudarshan Moodbidri, president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party escaped unhurt after the car in which he was travelling met with an accident today on the outskirts of the city. 

The car’s front portion was completely damaged in the accident. It is not yet known who was driving the car. Sources said that Sudarshan did not suffer any injury. 

The mishap occurred when the driver lost control while trying to avoid hitting a pedestrian at Mijar near Moodbidri. The car collided with an oncoming vehicle before it veered off the road and entered the roadside sludge.

Sleuths from Moodbidri station police visited the spot as part of investigation.

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July 18,2020

 Mangaluru, July 18: The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi recorded a total of 346 covid positive cases in last 24 hours. Dakshina Kannada recorded 4 new deaths.

While DK recorded 237 positive cases, neighbouring Udupi saw 109 people testing positive. It may be recalled that DK and Udupi had reported a combined record spurt of 347 Covid-19 cases for a single day on Thursday. 

Dakshina Kannada 

As many as 26,368 samples have been sent for tests so far. Among them 23,096 have turned out negative, and 3,311 people have received positive report. Currently there are 1,848 active cases while 1,387 persons have recovered. 109 patients were discharged from Wenlock as well as private hospitals today. Including today’s four deaths, 75 people have succumbed to covid. Among them 12 are from other districts.

The patients whose deaths were reported today are a 74-year-old female from Puttur who was also suffering from heart disease and asthma, a 67-year-old male who was suffering from pneumonia and was on ventilator, and two females aged 49 and 61 from Mangaluru who suffered cardiac arrest.

Udupi

With 109 new cases, the total number of covid positive cases reported in the district mounted to 2088. Among new cases 58 belong to Udupi taluk, 40 are from Kundapur and 11 from Karkala. 

A total of 24,382 samples have been collected so far, including 524 on Saturday, out of which 17 are coronavirus suspects and 317 are COVID contacts. Out of them, 21,757 samples have turned out to be negative, including 292 on Saturday, and 537 reports are awaited.

As many as 1,586 patients have been discharged so far including 43 on Saturday, and 492 cases are currently active. Ten deaths have occurred so far. One positive case has been transferred to Dakshina Kannada.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, July 31: Denying irregularities in covid-19 equipment purchase by the Karnataka government, the state unit of the BJP has issued legal notices to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar demanding that they apologize or face a defamation suit. 

The notices seek a public apology for the allegations levelled against the government on irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 equipment and supplies. 

Both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, the Karnataka Congress president, have been doggedly pursuing allegations of corruption against the BJP government and have demanded a judicial inquiry. 

BJP general secretary N Ravi Kumar said that while the Congress leaders claimed that Rs 4,157 crore was spent during Covid-19, they also allege that the government has not responded to any of the 20 letters written by them. "If the government has not provided any answer to the Opposition, where did they get the figures from," he said.

None of the allegations of corruption is specific and the statements made are factually incorrect. "These statements, without any basis, have been issued calculatedly to lower the image and damage the reputation of the government, the Bharatiya Janata Party, representatives of the party and the ministers in the government," the notice issued on behalf of Ravi Kumar read.

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