'I am a Hindu Vaishnav, not Jain': Amit Shah refutes Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's claim over his religion
6 years, 11 months ago

'I am a Hindu Vaishnav, not Jain': Amit Shah refutes Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's claim over his religion

India TV News  

Amit Shah today 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, also 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 in 2013. 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’ leader but ‘AHINDU’ leader, the Karnataka chief minister had said last month in Mysuru that Shah should first clarify whether he himself is “AHINDU or not”. Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Congress government in Karnataka on March 19 decided to recommend to the Centre that Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats should get the status of religious minority.

Karnataka Hindu Shah Bjp Jain Cm Siddaramaiah Lingayats  separate  chief  siddaramaiahs  cm  siddaramaiah  vaishnav  lingayats  refutes  status  claim  shah  ahindu  karnataka  religion  jain  hindu

History of this topic

Mahamastabhisheka concludes at Varur on a grand note
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mahamastabhisheka concludes at Varur on a grand note

The Hindu  

A 12-day Mahamastakabhisheka, Tirthankara Pancha Kalyana Mahotsava and inuauguration of Sumeru Parvata, which attracted thousands of people from across the country, concluded on a grand note at Navagraha Tirtha of Varur near Hubballi on Sunday. Participating in the valedictory ceremony of the event, Labour Minister and district in-charge Santosh Lad said that with the religious event and due to the …

If leadership changes in Karnataka, next CM should be a Lingayat: Sri Saila swami
8 months, 3 weeks ago

If leadership changes in Karnataka, next CM should be a Lingayat: Sri Saila swami

The Hindu  

If there is a change in the leadership in Karnataka, then the new Chief Minister should belong to the Veerashaiva Lingayat community, said Sri Channa Siddharama Panditaradhya Shivacharya swami of Sri Saila on June 28. This comes a day after Vishwa Vokkaligara Mahasamsthana Mutt seer Chandrashekhara swami publicly requesting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give up his post to Mr. Shivakumar. …

Karnataka: Identify as Lingayat, not as Hindu, Veerashaiva Mahasabha asks members
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Identify as Lingayat, not as Hindu, Veerashaiva Mahasabha asks members

Hindustan Times  

The Veerashaiva Mahasabha has asked its community members not to describe themselves as Hindu in the forthcoming population census or caste census. This decision was taken among the eight resolutions adopted by delegates during the 24th annual convention of the Veerashaiva Mahasabha rally in Davangere on Sunday. Former chief minister Jagdish Shettar during the 24th annual convention of the Veerashaiva …

Shah plays Lingayat card against Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency
1 year, 10 months ago

Shah plays Lingayat card against Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party nominee V. Somanna in Lingayat-dominated Varuna Assembly constituency here on Tuesday, BJP leader and Union Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress nominee and former chief minister Siddaramaiah of insulting the Lingayats by reportedly calling them "corrupt.” While V. Somanna is from the politically dominant Lingayat community, Siddaramaiah belongs to the Kuruba community. Amit Shah …

Karnataka polls 2023: A Brahmin factor at play
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka polls 2023: A Brahmin factor at play

Hindustan Times  

A few events in the past week have hinted at intense factionalism within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party : Two prominent Lingayat leaders, Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi, who left after the party denied them tickets and have since joined Congress, blamed BJP national general secretary B L Santosh, who has come from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, accusing him of manoeuvres …

Rahul Gandhi gets initiated into the Lingayat sect: What's the community and why is it important to Karnataka politics?
2 years, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi gets initiated into the Lingayat sect: What's the community and why is it important to Karnataka politics?

Firstpost  

Lingayats are the followers of the 12th-century saint-philosopher Basavanna. It is the single-largest community in Karnataka and is dominant in close to 100 of the 224 Assembly seats in the state, making it a very important vote bloc In what can be seen as a political move, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got initiated into the Lingayat sect by the seer …

Hubballi: Vinay Kulkarni changes track, tries to woo Veerashaivas
5 years, 11 months ago

Hubballi: Vinay Kulkarni changes track, tries to woo Veerashaivas

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Former minister Vinay Kulkarni of the Congress party is leaving no stone unturned to appease the Veerashaiva seers, who had vehemently opposed his movement for independent religion status for the Lingayats, as part of his strategy to win these Lok Sabha polls from Dharwad. In a damage control exercise, the Lingayat leader is working hard to strike a rapport …

Hubballi: Lingayat issue resurfaces as Lok Sabha polls approach
6 years ago

Hubballi: Lingayat issue resurfaces as Lok Sabha polls approach

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The Lingayat movement appears to be resurfacing with both the Congress and BJP trying to woo the community once again for the approaching Lok Sabha elections. While Congress leaders like former Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah and minister D K Shivakumar have admitted that support for the Lingayat movement for an independent religious status, had cost the party in the May …

Lingayat seers prodded me for quota, says Siddaramaiah
6 years, 3 months ago

Lingayat seers prodded me for quota, says Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Former CM Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he was prodded by Lingayat leaders to recommend reservation for them, and that his government's recommendation to the Union government on granting religious minority status led to the Opposition launching a false propaganda against him. As a middle path suggested by prominent Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa and endorsed by other Lingayat leaders, it …

After D K Shivakumar's act, will Lingayats vote for Congress?
6 years, 5 months ago

After D K Shivakumar's act, will Lingayats vote for Congress?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Could Energy minister, D K Shivakumar’s public apology on the Siddaramaiah government’s support for a minority tag for the Lingayats affect the Congress’ chances in the Jamkhandi byelection? There could be worry for the party as seers, who back an independent religion status for Lingayats, have threatened to work against the Congress in the bypoll. Rebutting the claim that …

Minister has no knowledge of Lingayat religion,says Jayamrutunjya Swamiji
6 years, 5 months ago

Minister has no knowledge of Lingayat religion,says Jayamrutunjya Swamiji

Deccan Chronicle  

Bidar: Jayamrutunjya Swamiji of Kudalangama Peetha expressed his unhappiness over the statement of Mr Shivakumar on the Lingayat religion issue. “It is obvious from the statement that Mr Shivakumar has no knowledge about the Lingayat religion issue. He took a dig at Mr Shivakumar alleging that "some people who are against former CM Siddaramaiah have raked up this issue to …

Lingayat row: SM Jamdar hits out at Amit Shah
6 years, 9 months ago

Lingayat row: SM Jamdar hits out at Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The row over Lingayat religion status is all set to resurface after the Assembly elections with leaders and seers, who converged in Dharwad on Sunday, stressing the need to keep the movement alive. Lashing out at BJP national president Amit Shah and the RSS, the former IAS officer and leader of the Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha, S.M. Delivering a lecture …

Lingayat minority status granted by Congress ahead of Karnataka elections challenged in High Court
6 years, 9 months ago

Lingayat minority status granted by Congress ahead of Karnataka elections challenged in High Court

Op India  

As per reports, advocate Amruthesh NP has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state’s decision to grant minority status to the Lingayat community. Minority status for Lingayats challenged in Karnataka High Court https://t.co/kpI6RPzLcO — Bar & Bench June 23, 2018 The petition explains the history of both Veerashaivas and Lingayats. In continuation of the divide and …

Religion tag: Shamanur Shivashankarappa hails Centre's no'
6 years, 9 months ago

Religion tag: Shamanur Shivashankarappa hails Centre's no'

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: President of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha and Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa on Sunday welcomed the decision of the Union government rejecting the separate religion demand of Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats. He has no moral right to say this.” Sources close to Mr Shivashankarappa said, he along with other Lingayat leaders in the Congress who opposed separate religion status …

Religion tag for Lingayats was an error of judgement: Vasanthkumar
6 years, 9 months ago

Religion tag for Lingayats was an error of judgement: Vasanthkumar

Deccan Chronicle  

KALABURAGI: Asserting that the previous Congress government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made an error of judgement expecting to garner the Lingayat votes by recommending independent religion status for the Lingayat community, KPCC General Secretary A. Vasanthkumar admitted on Wednesday that the Congress paid a heavy price for its decision in the just concluded Assembly election. In a candid interview, …

Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2018: Lingayat gamble by Congress dealt serious blow to party, contributed to BJP's votebank
6 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2018: Lingayat gamble by Congress dealt serious blow to party, contributed to BJP's votebank

Firstpost  

As BJP emerged as the single largest party in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election, one thing became clear — Congress’ Lingayat move had failed to clinch votes for the grand old party contributing to BJP’s win in 104 constituencies across the state. As Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election, one thing …

Why Siddaramaiah’s Ploy Backfired & Lingayats Backed Yeddyurappa
6 years, 10 months ago

Why Siddaramaiah’s Ploy Backfired & Lingayats Backed Yeddyurappa

The Quint  

For one, Yeddyurappa was acquitted in the mining scam and found his way back to the BJP thanks to Amit Shah and Narendra Modi’s conciliatory efforts, which included a stint in the Union Cabinet. Second, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s strategy of granting Lingayats the status of a minority religion through a carefully worded order was seen as a divisive tactic by …

Karnataka polls: As BJP considers options beyond Yeddyurappa, Lingayat voters check options beyond BJP
6 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka polls: As BJP considers options beyond Yeddyurappa, Lingayat voters check options beyond BJP

Firstpost  

Conspiracy theories, fanned by Congress leaders on social media, that Yeddyurappa may not make it as chief minister even if the BJP comes to power has meant the Lingayat voter is still mulling his options Basavaraj Horatti is a busy man. Though Narendra Modi attributed it to the BJP’s opposition to dynasty politics, Yeddyurappa backers question how two Reddy brothers …

Karnataka Poll: Not a given that I will be CM, claims Siddaramaiah
6 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka Poll: Not a given that I will be CM, claims Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's quibble over whether he would return as chief minister if the Congress returned to power in Karnataka, notwithstanding, he continued his fierce onslaught against the BJP, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 16 rally blitz of the state would have no impact whatsoever. Speaking in Vijayapura on whether he will take over as chief minister, he …

Watch how Siddaramaiah himself strikes a blow to the ‘divide Hindus’ policy of his govt
6 years, 10 months ago

Watch how Siddaramaiah himself strikes a blow to the ‘divide Hindus’ policy of his govt

Op India  

The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday was cornered by BJP Karnataka over the Lingayat issue, with the latter tweeting out a video which supposedly exposes the former’s hypocrisy over the matter. Back in March, the Congress government in Karnataka had recommended that the Lingayat community, be given a separate minority religion tag, thereby separating them from the mainstream Hindu …

Religious fault lines
6 years, 11 months ago

Religious fault lines

The Hindu  

The rich make temple for Śiva. They also laid emphasis on education, and as Divya Komala has shown in her unpublished thesis, “Education as Capital: Lingayat Redefinition in Karnataka ”, Lingayats were second only to Brahmins in their participation in educational institutions in the princely state of Mysore. In a profound irony, Basava’s movement, which originally started out against the …

Karnataka polls 2018: Who is BJP to hand out religious tags, asks Prakash Raj, blasts party’s 'divisive politics'
6 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka polls 2018: Who is BJP to hand out religious tags, asks Prakash Raj, blasts party’s 'divisive politics'

Firstpost  

As Karnataka prepares to elect its next government on 12 May, actor and activist Prakash Raj said governance would thrive over ‘communal politics’ that the Bharatiya Janata Party braces as its agenda. FP: From reservation for the Lingayat community to the politicisation of Dalit rights, do you think community-based or caste-based identity would influence voters in choosing their representatives? Prakash …

Karnataka Assembly election 2018: Why parties are treading cautiously on Lingayat issue
6 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka Assembly election 2018: Why parties are treading cautiously on Lingayat issue

India TV News  

Wary of electoral implications, political parties in Karnataka seem to have toned down on the contentious issue of "religious minority" status to the dominant Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats in the run-up to the May 12 Assembly polls. Congress turns cautious The Congress that heavily invested on the issue, with a few cabinet Lingayat ministers themselves spearheading the movement demanding a …

'Who's Rahul Gandhi to decide India's religious systems?': RSS' Indresh Kumar on separate religion for Lingayats, politics and Ayodhya
6 years, 11 months ago

'Who's Rahul Gandhi to decide India's religious systems?': RSS' Indresh Kumar on separate religion for Lingayats, politics and Ayodhya

Firstpost  

Indresh Kumar spoke to Firstpost about his take on triple talaq, Ram janmabhoomi, and politics. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s senior functionary, Indresh Kumar is vehemently opposed to the idea of a separate religion for the Lingayat community. After a group of Lingayat seers urged the community to support Congress in Karnataka elections, Kumar — a margdarshak of RSS-affiliate Muslim Rashtriya Manch …

MHA forwards Karnataka's Lingayat proposal to Minority Affairs Ministry
6 years, 11 months ago

MHA forwards Karnataka's Lingayat proposal to Minority Affairs Ministry

The Quint  

Mumbai: Mumbai: Right-wing activists stage a demonstration against Karnataka government New Delhi, April 5 The Home Ministry has forwarded the Karnataka government's recommendation to grant religious minority status on the Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, an official said on Thursday. "The proposal to grant the minority status on Lingayats and Veerashaivas in Karnataka has been …

She floors Rahul, not CM... on religion tag! Rahul quizzed on Lingayat tag
6 years, 11 months ago

She floors Rahul, not CM... on religion tag! Rahul quizzed on Lingayat tag

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: It is a huge poll issue these elections, but Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dodged a question from a young woman on the row over independent religious status for Lingayats, describing it as a "Karnataka matter' and left it to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to respond at an interactive session with students and merchants of Davangere. In response, Mr …

Amit's promise: won't break lingayat unity
6 years, 11 months ago

Amit's promise: won't break lingayat unity

Deccan Chronicle  

HUBBALLI: BJP president Amit Shah sent out a categorical message to his party’s biggest vote bank in the run up to Assembly polls scheduled for May 12: The BJP-led NDA government in New Delhi as well as his party will never allow a division of Lingayats and Veerashaivas, and refrain from interference in issues concerning religion. Speaking during an interaction …

Is Amit Shah a Hindu or Jain? Siddaramaiah hits out at BJP leader
6 years, 11 months ago

Is Amit Shah a Hindu or Jain? Siddaramaiah hits out at BJP leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Responding to BJP national president, Amit Shah's comment that he was A Hindu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday asked him to clarify if he himself was a Hindu or a Jain. Mr Siddaramaiah, who was speaking to reporters on his arrival at the Mysuru airport, added, "Mr Amit Shah is afraid of me and that's why he follows me …

Siddaramaiah asks Centre to recognise Lingayats, Veerashaivas as separate religious minorities in Karnataka
6 years, 11 months ago

Siddaramaiah asks Centre to recognise Lingayats, Veerashaivas as separate religious minorities in Karnataka

Firstpost  

The Congress government in Karnataka has written to the Centre recommending it to consider representations of the Lingayat and Veerashaiva community to recognise them as a religious minority. In a letter to the Secretary of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Secretary to Karnataka government, Minority Welfare Department, has sought recognition of Lingayats and Veerashaivas who follow 12th century social reformer Basavanna’s …

Chitradurga Mutt head urges Amit Shah to support minority status for Lingayats
6 years, 11 months ago

Chitradurga Mutt head urges Amit Shah to support minority status for Lingayats

Deccan Chronicle  

Tumakuru: Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Mutt on Wednesday wrote a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, requesting him to support the Karnataka government's decision of granting minority status to Lingayats community. In the letter to Shah, Seer termed the ongoing movement in Karnataka between the followers of Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats community as a 'temporary outbreak …

Chitradurga Mutt's head seer urges Amit Shah to support minority status for Lingayats
6 years, 11 months ago

Chitradurga Mutt's head seer urges Amit Shah to support minority status for Lingayats

ABP News  

28 : Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Mutt on Wednesday wrote a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, requesting him to support the Karnataka government's decision of granting minority status to Lingayats community. In the letter to Shah, Seer termed the ongoing movement in Karnataka between the followers of Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats community as a 'temporary …

Karnataka polls 2018: 'Lingayat card' by Congress aimed at dividing Hindus, says Amit Shah
6 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka polls 2018: 'Lingayat card' by Congress aimed at dividing Hindus, says Amit Shah

ABP News  

New Delhi: Instantly after the election commission announced dates for Karnataka elections, BJP chief Amit Shah lashed out at the Congress leadership for trying to “divide Hindus”. BJP’s Amit Malviya tweets Karnataka poll dates before EC's announcement, sparks row Shah called the politics of appeasement in Karnataka “dangerous” for the society. People of Karnataka will reject this through ballot,” Shah …

Amit Shah on two-day visit to Karnataka to counter Siddaramaiah's Lingayat card, calls CM 'Ahindu' for dividing religion
7 years ago

Amit Shah on two-day visit to Karnataka to counter Siddaramaiah's Lingayat card, calls CM 'Ahindu' for dividing religion

Firstpost  

Shah said that the proposal, which was rejected by the then Manmohan Singh government at the Centre in 2013, was only aimed at creating confusion among people Poll fever in the southern state of Karnataka hit new highs on Monday as Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president Amit Shah was in the state, trying to counter Siddaramiah government’s latest move to …

Karnataka elections: BJP President Amit Shah to reach out to Lingayat community
7 years ago

Karnataka elections: BJP President Amit Shah to reach out to Lingayat community

Op India  

BJP President Amit Shah today met Shivakumara Swami of the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur, Karnataka, in an attempt to win back the Lingayat community support in the poll-bound state. #WATCH: BJP President Amit Shah met Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka’s Tumkur pic.twitter.com/jEn8rscZ9c — ANI March 26, 2018 Earlier, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had recommended separate religion tag for …

Veerashaiva seer dubs Congress leaders Pak agents'
7 years ago

Veerashaiva seer dubs Congress leaders Pak agents'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: In the first mammoth rally of Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Vijayapura on Sunday after the state government decided to seek the minority tag for Lingayats, Srishaila seer Dr Channasiddarama Panditaradya Swamiji, who is one of the Pancha Peetha seers, described Congress leaders as ‘Pakistan agents’ who are implementing its agenda of eliminating Hindus. Claiming that the state government is trying to …

When religion turns political: Who will steal the thunder in the Lingayat heartland?
7 years ago

When religion turns political: Who will steal the thunder in the Lingayat heartland?

Deccan Chronicle  

The winds of change are blowing across the plains of North Karnataka and whether it will favour the Congress or blow away its hopes of returning to power and usher in one more BJP government, remains to be seen. There are Lingayat leaders in North-Karnataka who are however predicting a shift of around 20 per cent Lingayat votes to the …

Veerashaiva Mahasabha slams Karnataka government over separate religion title given to Lingayats
7 years ago

Veerashaiva Mahasabha slams Karnataka government over separate religion title given to Lingayats

India Today  

Veerashaiva Mahasabha on Friday slammed the state government for dividing Lingayats and Veerashaivas for politics gains. The working committee of the mahasabha met on Friday and unanimously condemned the state government's decision to recommend Lingayat as a separate religion. The committee headed by senior congress MLA Shamnur Shivshankarappa said that the mahasabha will urge the Centre to consider their 2013 …

‘What Siddarmaiah has done now was rejected by UPA’ says Amit Shah on Lingayat row
7 years ago

‘What Siddarmaiah has done now was rejected by UPA’ says Amit Shah on Lingayat row

Op India  

Siddarmaiah government in Karnataka has resorted to all tactics to gain an edge over the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls. The national president of the BJP, Amit Shah in an interview to Navika Kumar of Times Now has made some remarks on the move by Congress government in Karnataka. The BJP president also remarked that the UPA government had …

Karnataka’s moment of reckoning is here
7 years ago

Karnataka’s moment of reckoning is here

Op India  

The Lingayat – Veerashaiva issue in Karnataka is the scandal of 2018. By pushing the Lingayat – Veerashaivas into the minority category, the Congress wants to effectively usurp the core vote bank for the BJP. Let’s say in 2024, god forbid, if Rajdeep Sardesai analyzes Karnataka politics – he will shamelessly include Lingayat – Veerashaiva with Muslims. By engineering this …

Veerashaiva Mahasabha opposes religious minority status to Lingayats
7 years ago

Veerashaiva Mahasabha opposes religious minority status to Lingayats

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Shamanur Shivashankarappa, president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, a representative body of the Lingayats and Veerashaiva community, on Tuesday opposed the state government’s decision to accord religious minority status to Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats, a day after he welcomed the move by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government. The Karnataka government on Monday decided to accept the recommendations of an …

UPA denied separate religion tag to Lingayat in 2013, Karnataka govt doing vote-bank politics, says Ananth Kumar
7 years ago

UPA denied separate religion tag to Lingayat in 2013, Karnataka govt doing vote-bank politics, says Ananth Kumar

Firstpost  

The minister’s remarks came a day after the Karnataka Cabinet decided to recommend to the Centre grant of religious minority status for the numerically strong Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat community. New Delhi: Union minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said the Congress government’s move on grant of religious minority status for the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community was “vote-bank politics”, and claimed the UPA …

Rights for minorities be also given to majority community: VHP
7 years ago

Rights for minorities be also given to majority community: VHP

India TV News  

Rights for minorities be also given to majority community: VHP The Karnataka cabinet had on Monday granted the long-demanded status of a separate religion to Lingayat community that forms 17 per cent of the state's population. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday attacked the Congress government in Karnataka for promoting minoritism by recommending religious minority status for the Lingayat community …

What did Savarkar, the Hindutva ideologue have to say about Lingayats?
7 years ago

What did Savarkar, the Hindutva ideologue have to say about Lingayats?

Op India  

The Karnataka government announced that they would recommend to the central government to declare separate religion status to the Lingayat community. Savarkar in his book ‘Essentials of Hindutva‘ defines Hindutva and Hindu as below : A Hindu, therefore, to sum up the conclusions arrived at, is he who looks upon the land that extends from Sindu to Sindu-from the Indus …

Who are Lingayats and why Karnataka chose to recommend religious minority status for them
7 years ago

Who are Lingayats and why Karnataka chose to recommend religious minority status for them

India Today  

In poll-bound Karnataka, Siddaramaiah government yesterday announced that it would recommend to the Centre that religious minority status be granted to Lingayats. The Karnataka State Minorities Commission constituted a seven-member committee, headed by retired high court Judge H N Nagamohan Das in December last year, to study the demand for a separate religious status for Lingayats. Since the Nagamohan Das …

Calculated risk: Pollscape to change in North
7 years ago

Calculated risk: Pollscape to change in North

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The government’s decision to recommend an independent religion status for Lingayats to the Centre could give the Congress the edge over the BJP in Mumbai-Karnataka in the coming Assembly poll as the community plays a key role in the region. Not only do Ministers M B Patil and Vinay Kulkarni, who have been spearheading the agitation for an independent …

Siddaramaiah’s Lingayat Decision Kills Many Birds With One Stone
7 years ago

Siddaramaiah’s Lingayat Decision Kills Many Birds With One Stone

The Quint  

A decision to separate Lingayats from Veerashaivas would have kicked off a political storm in the state, as both communities were considered one, for many centuries despite their differences. At the same time, giving a religious status to Lingayats was the only way for the Congress to tap into BJP’s biggest vote bank. This decision helped the Congress control the …

Karnataka needs infrastructure and jobs, giving Lingayats separate religious status may backfire on Siddaramaiah
7 years ago

Karnataka needs infrastructure and jobs, giving Lingayats separate religious status may backfire on Siddaramaiah

Firstpost  

The Congress has been known to appease minorities to get their votes. That’s what Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s bizarre move on Monday to turn the state’s Hindu upper caste of Lingayats into a separate religion amounts to. But by finally agreeing to recommend to the Centre the tag of a minority religion for Lingayats, the chief minister stirred a hornet’s …

BJP slams Karnataka govt decision to recommend separate religion status for Lingayats, says Siddaramaiah 'playing with fire'
7 years ago

BJP slams Karnataka govt decision to recommend separate religion status for Lingayats, says Siddaramaiah 'playing with fire'

Firstpost  

The BJP on Monday slammed the Karnataka government for its decision to recommend separate religion status for Lingayats, accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of “playing with fire for vote bank politics”. New Delhi: The BJP on Monday slammed the Karnataka government for its decision to recommend separate religion status for Lingayats, accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of “playing with fire for vote …

Karnataka gives Lingayats separate religious status, splits community; Siddaramaiah risks blowback ahead of polls
7 years ago

Karnataka gives Lingayats separate religious status, splits community; Siddaramaiah risks blowback ahead of polls

Firstpost  

Karnataka government on Monday recognised Lingayats as a separate religious minority and accepted the recommendation of a committee under the state Minorities Commission Act. Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Monday recognised Lingayats as a separate religious minority and accepted the recommendation of a committee under the state Minorities Commission Act. Following a four-hour marathon session, Law Minister TB Jayachandra told media …

Discover Related