Seer defends iftar party in temple, says 'didn't hurt sentiments'

DHNS
June 27, 2017

Udupi, Jun 27: Vishweshateertha Swami of Pejawar Mutt on Monday defended the iftar party organised for members of the Muslim community at the Krishna Mutt here on Saturday.seer

The pontiff’s defence comes in the backdrop of Sri Rama Sene founder Pramod Muthalik’s criticism of the event being held in the Mutt.

The seer said he had done nothing wrong to hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus, instead he had upheld the ethos of the Hindu religion of tolerance and harmony.

He was speaking to reporters after a 40-minute closed door meeting with Muthalik. The seer said he had been striving to bridge the gap between the communities and had never failed to raise his voice when injustice was meted out to Hindus. The Muslim community had been cooperative during the paryaya, he said.

He said Muthalik’s claim that he had hurt the sentiments of Hindus held no water as he had received accolades from all sections of the society.

The pontiff denied the charge that members of the Muslim community were allowed to perform namaz (holy prayer) on the premises of the Mutt. The namaz, before breaking the fast, was facilitated at the ‘bhojana shala’ (dining hall), which is away from the Mutt.

Regarding the other apprehension over beef consumption, the seer said it is not only Muslims who consume beef, there are also some Hindus who eat beef. Just because they consume beef, people cannot be stopped from entering the temple. They can be advised or requested not to consume beef, the seer said.

“My predecessor had visited Haji Abdullah’s house for the pre-paryaya ritual and accepted offerings in 1904. Even Madhwacharya had harmonious relations with Muslims and was felicitated by the community people.”

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Aslam Sheikh
 - 
Wednesday, 28 Jun 2017

Basically I am from Udupi and most of my hindu friends who do regular visit to Sri Krishna temple are beef eaters!!!

Fairman
 - 
Wednesday, 28 Jun 2017

If beef eating is really a sin or crime, then the issue should be brought into global level where most of the beef consumption is outside the India. But scientific evidence is must to prove it.

Man made culture of food habit should not be considered as rule of God.
India consumes beef less than 5% of whole world.
Why don't go to US & Europe, 80% are consumed here.
Australia and New Zealand also consume and export big qty. of beef

God give wisdom to know and follow the right path.

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June 21,2020

Mangaluru, June 21: A gang of miscreants intercepted a goods auto-rickshaw which was legally transporting beef from an abattoir to market and attacked its driver in heart of the city this morning. 

The attack comes exactly a week after a gang of Bajrang Dal miscreants thrashed a cattle trader at Urwa while legally transporting four buffalos to Kudroli abattoir on June 13.

Today, a person identified as Abdul Rasheed was transporting around 200 kilograms of beef from Kudroli abattoir to Kankanady market.

Meanwhile, miscreants began to chase beef laden vehicle and managed to waylay it near Highland Hospital. They thrashed Abdul Rasheed and poured kerosene on the beef besides damaging the vehicle. 

The miscreants fled in their car and motorbikes after passersby began to gather. 

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Gopitha
 - 
Monday, 22 Jun 2020

one day snake must come out from rat hole...that day we will wait

abdullah
 - 
Sunday, 21 Jun 2020

Dear DC Dr. Harsha, we want to know if you will take strict action on these anti nationals / rowdis / day robbers / terrorists who ransacked auto + beaten the auto driwer and stolen Rs. 10,000 from him though he was legally transporting the meat.   They same terrorists are involved in transporting live animals to beef export houses in Gujrat owned by Brahmins / Jains.   Will you be loyal to your duty and promise.   We will see how you will handle the issue failing which you will lose our respect and we will consider you as a dramabaz and phenku.   You should follow the law and treat everyone equally.  There should not be any pity on goondas/ terrorists belonging to sangh parivar.   The terrorists who thrashed the auto driver and damaged the auto and burnt the meat by pouring kerosene are not human beings and should be treated as anti nationals + terrorists.    We hope you will discharge your duty as per the oath taken by you while accepting your post.  

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May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Uber said on Friday it has resumed its operations in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Hubballi, in compliance with Lockdown 4.0 guidelines issued by the Government.

Riders in Bengaluru can book UberAuto, UberGO, Premier, Intercity, Hourly Rental, UberXL, Access, and Assist on their Uber App.

UberAuto, UberGO, Premier, and Intercity are available in Mysuru, UberGO and Intercity services in Mangaluru, and UberAuto services in Hubballi.

Uber Intercity operations will be limited to travel with necessary authorisation and within state boundaries and permissible zones only, the company said in a statement.

Uber said it has launched comprehensive measures such as the distribution of PPE kits, including masks, sanitisers and disinfectants to drivers and the introduction of mandatory educational video courses for them.

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July 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 2: Mangaluru BJP Corporator Manohar Shetty, who entered a manhole to clean a drain, said that he did it to avoid waterlogging ahead of monsoon as people were facing several problems for the past few years.

"In my ward, there is a rainwater drain at Kadri Kambla junction and for the past few years, there was a waterlogging problem due to trash water used to collect and vehicles used to find it difficult to pass in that area," Shetty said.

"Since there was a lot of trash it had to be cleared to avoid waterlogging. We changed our dresses, and then I along with my three party workers entered manhole and cleared the trash," he said.

The Mangaluru BJP Corporator further said that it was not a publicity stunt, and he cleaned the drain to solve the problem of people. "During elections, I had promised people to get the drain cleaned. Since monsoon was coming; something had to be done; we did not do it for publicity but to solve a problem," he said.

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