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I am Hindu Vaishnav, not Jain, Amit Shah replies to Siddaramaiah

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April 7, 2018

Mumbai, Apr 7: BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said he is a "Hindu Vaishnav," refuting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that the BJP chief is a Jain.

Shah, while speaking to reporters after a rally to mark the BJP's 38th foundation day here, said, "I maintain that the Karnataka government's move to give Lingayats a separate religion status is a move to divide the Hindus."

"The UPA government had rejected the recommendation (to give Lingayats the status of a minority group) in 2013. The present decision has only been taken to stop Yeddyurappa from becoming the chief minister, This is an election gimmick," he said.

When asked about the Karnataka chief minister's comment last month that Shah is a Jain, the BJP chief said, "I am not a Jain, but a Hindu Vaishnav."

Responding to Shah's barb that Siddaramaiah is not an 'Ahinda' (a Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and Dalits) leader but 'Ahindu' (non-Hindu) leader, the Karnataka chief minister had said in Mysuru last month that Shah should first clarify whether he himself is "Ahindu or not".

"Amit Shah is a Jain. He needs to clarify first whether he is Ahindu. Jain is a separate religion. How can he talk about me like that," Siddaramaiah had said.

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January 20,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 20: A suspicious unattended laptop bag with the suspicion of containing “something harmful” was found abandoned at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday.

The bag was found kept in the rest area meant for the passengers outside the airport. According to reports, two men came in auto and left the bag near the ticket counter, which is near the VIP vehicles parking area.

The bag, which was lying unattended near the entrance of the airport was removed from the spot by the airport security personnel at 8.45 am.

Bomb detection squad personnel has rushed to the spot and shifted the bag to a safe zone, said Mangaluru Commissioner of Police P S Harsha.

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July 16,2020

Hassan, Jul 16: In fresh incident of cast killing, a Dalit youth in Alur taluk of Hassan district was shot dead yesterday by the relatives of the girl with whom he was in love. 

The deceased identified as Madhu, a 30-year-old resident of Soppinahalli village. He had taken a 25-year-old girl with him and was planning to marry her after taking her family into confidence.  

The relatives of the girl, who belong to upper caste, claimed that Madhu had kidnapped the daughter of one Ramesh of the same village. The girl's uncle Rupesh had waylaid Madhu when he was on the way to the field and shot at him. 

The body of the deceased as been shifted to a mortuary. The accused Rupesh has gone absconding. Sources said that the family of Ramesh has strongly opposed the inter-caste marriage.

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June 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Karnataka witnessed the biggest single-day spike in Covid cases on Saturday as 918 cases were recorded and 11 more deaths were linked to the pandemic. 

In Bengaluru alone, 596 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours as three more fatalities were also confirmed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services.

Following is the district wise tally:

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