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4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

A Lingayat Panchamsali seer has labeled Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as "anti-Lingayat," asserting that no previous government had treated the community this way during their peaceful protests over the past four years. According to Deccan Herald, Basav Jaymritunjay Swamiji of Panchamsali Peetha, Kudalasangama, said Siddaramaiah was misleading the public about inviting Lingayat Panchamsali leaders for talks on the 2A reservation …

Karnataka Lingayat Protest Siddaramaiah 2A Reservation Panchamsali Seer

4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

Hindustan Times

A Lingayat Panchamsali seer has labeled Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as "anti-Lingayat," asserting that no previous government had treated the community this way during their peaceful protests over the past four years. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to Deccan Herald, Basav Jaymritunjay Swamiji of Panchamsali Peetha, Kudalasangama, said Siddaramaiah was misleading the public about inviting Lingayat Panchamsali leaders for talks …

Karnataka Lingayat Protest Siddaramaiah Seer 2A Reservation

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Seer calls Siddaramaiah anti-Lingayat, BJP demands apology for lathi charge

India Today

The seer of Panchamshali Peetha in Karnataka condemned Tuesday's lathi charge on Panchamshali Lingayat protesters in Belagavi, calling for a statewide road blockade. Tensions escalated on Tuesday when members of the Panchamshali Lingayat community staged a protest near the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, demanding reservation under the 2A category. Members of the Panchamshali Lingayat community protested near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in …

Bjp Siddaramaiah Seer Lathi Charge 2A Reservation Panchamshali Lingayat

1 month ago

Lingayat Panchamasali Protest Demands 2A Reservation Clarity

Deccan Chronicle

Belagavi: Lingayat Panchamasali Seer Basavajaya Mrityunjay Swamiji announced that the protest demanding 2A reservation for the Panchamasali community will be held as scheduled on December 10. “We will commence the ‘Panchamasali Sangharsha Samavesha’ at the venue in front of Suvarna Soudha premises at 10 am, and the program will continue until 1 pm. If the Chief Minister hands us the …

2A Reservation Panchamasali Reservation Clarity

1 month ago

Bengaluru: Lingayat Seer Shivakumar Swami's Statue Vandalised, Accused Claims 'Lord Jesus Inspired Act'

ABP News

The revered Lingayat seer Shivakumar Swami statue, located at Bengaluru's Siddaganga Mutt, was defaced during an act of vandalism on November 30. The incident occurred around 1:30 am in the Veerabhadra Nagar area of Bengaluru, where Srikrishna allegedly approached the statue and partially defaced it before fleeing the scene. The act has sparked outrage among the local community, especially within …

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6 months, 2 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 Change Leaders Minister Chief Lingayat Sri Sri Saila

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seer stresses need to resume independent religion movement

The Hindu

The seer of Taralabalu Mutt at Sanehalli Sri Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami has called on the leaders from the Lingayat community and politicians to continue the movement demanding independent religion status to Lingayatism. Speaking at a programme on Basava philosophy and inauguration of Sirsangi Lingaraj Desai auditorium at Lingayat Bhavan in Dharwad on Friday, Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami said that because of …

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7 months ago

Pralhad Joshi: 5-time BJP lawmaker returns to Modi cabinet

Hindustan Times

Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, dubbed as the ‘BJP Blue-Eyed Boy’, has once again found himself at the centre of political attention as he re-enters Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government. Born into a traditional North Karnataka Brahmin family in Bijapur on November 27, 1962, Joshi’s political journey has been closely intertwined with the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka. …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency | Pralhad Joshi hopes for a record fifth win, with seer out of fray and a murder adding to saffron narrative

The Hindu

Yet again, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency is slated for a straight fight between national parties the BJP and the Congress with both making every effort to woo the demographically strong Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. Ever since, the BJP has registered easy victories with Vijay Sankeshwar, winning it thrice, and Mr. Joshi, winning it four times in a row. Having a topography which …

Lingayat Congress Lok Sabha Bjp Joshi Win Dharwad

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seer accuses Joshi of using ‘death of Lingayat’ for election

The Hindu

Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Mutt, who withdrew his nomination from Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency, on Saturday, accused Union Minister and BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi of misusing the ‘death of Neha Hiremath, a Lingayat’ for the election. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Saturday, Dingaleshwar Swami clarified that he was not supporting any political party but was against Mr. Joshi …

Lingayat Joshi Seer

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dingaleshwar seer withdraws his candidacy against Pralhad Joshi

Hindustan Times

Lingayat seer Pakira Dingaleshwar, who had announced that he would contest against Union minister Pralhad Joshi from the Hubballi-Dharwad Lok Sabha seat, withdrew his candidacy on Monday. Citing a desire to maintain unity among devotees and in deference to the wishes of a respected Lingayat politician, the seer announced his decision to withdraw from contesting the Lok Sabha elections from …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Lingayat seer Dingaleshwar Swami withdraws from contest against Pralhad Joshi in Dharwad

India TV News

Days ahead of the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Dingaleshwar Swami, the head of a Lingayat mutt in Shirahatti, withdrew his nomination on Monday. He had earlier filed his nomination as an independent candidate against Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pralhad Joshi from Karnataka's Dharwad constituency. Dingaleshwar's decision to step back from the electoral fray comes …

Lingayat Bjp Joshi Dharwad His Nomination Karnataka Congress Swami

8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Pralhad Joshi marginalised prominent Lingayat leaders within the BJP’: Dingaleshwar seer

Hindustan Times

Dingaleshwar seer, one of the most influential Lingayat pontiffs in the northern range of the state, is gearing up to challenge Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pralhad Joshi from the Dharwad-Hubballi Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming elections scheduled for May 7. Here are the excerpts: Dingaleshwar seer has challenged BJP leader Pralhad Joshi from the Dharwad-Hubballi Lok Sabha constituency in …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lingayat seer demands changing Pralhad Joshi as Dharwad's BJP candidate: ‘His personality is really bad’

Hindustan Times

Lingayat seers in Karnataka have called for replacing Union minister Pralhad Joshi as the candidate from Dharwad constituency for the Lok Sabha elections. Fakkira Dingaleshwar Swamiji, the pontiff of Fakkireshwar mutt, told ANI,"Seers from Karnataka have held discussions about Dharwad constituency MP. So, this decision has been taken.We will have to wait till April 2.We are not talking about the …

Karnataka Lingayat Lok Sabha Bjp Joshi Dharwad Seer

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lingayat seer demands changing Pralhad Joshi as Dharwad's BJP candidate: ‘His personality is really bad’

Hindustan Times

Lingayat seers in Karnataka have called for replacing Union minister Pralhad Joshi as the candidate from Dharwad constituency for the Lok Sabha elections. So, this decision has been taken.We will have to wait till April 2.We are not talking about the party, we are talking about Pralhad Joshi and his personality,” the seer said on Thursday. Pralhad Joshi has been …

Karnataka Lingayat Lok Sabha Bjp Joshi Dharwad Seer

1 year ago

Seers, Mahasabha office-bearers call for ‘scientific caste census’

The Hindu

Seers of various Veerashaiva Lingayat mutts, office-bearers of Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha and leaders unanimously announced at the 24th Convention of the Mahasabha that they were opposed to what they termed as an ‘unscientific caste census’ and wanted the government to conduct a caste census in a scientific manner. Participating in the inaugural session of the 24th Mahadhiveshan of Akhil Bharat …

Community Census Caste Census Mahasabha Veerashaiva Lingayat Scientific Caste

1 year, 7 months ago

BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too

India TV News

Karnataka Results 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party failed to make a mark in the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, losing power to Congress. SC, ST and even OBC voted for Congress The people from SC, ST and OBCs, who shifted to BJP over the years especially in north Karnataka, this time voted for the Congress. Congress won 42 seats …

Karnataka Lingayat Dalit Congress Party Seats Pm Modi

1 year, 8 months ago

Prominent mutt’s poll sway under lens as key seer face rape charges

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru Political leaders started to visit mutts to seek blessings ahead of Karnataka elections. In Chitradurga in central Karnataka, the sexual assault allegations against prominent Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru have, however, cast a looming shadow over the political influence of the Murugha mutt. After the arrest of Shivamurthy Sharanaru, Davangere-based Virakta Mutt seer Basavaprabhu was appointed the in-charge pontiff …

Support Karnataka Lingayat Congress Mutt Yediyurappa Chitradurga

1 year, 9 months ago

HC allows govt to decide on Panchamasali quota in Karnataka

Hindustan Times

The high court on Thursday allowed the Karnataka government to decide on the reservation for the Panchamasali Lingayat sub-sect while directing the state not to disturb the constitutionally guaranteed quota to other communities in the existing category 2A of the caste-based reservation list. The high court on Thursday allowed the Karnataka government to decide on the reservation for the Panchamasali …

Karnataka Court Lingayat Reservation Order State Category

2 years ago

Court restrains jailed seer from interfering in mutt activities

Hindustan Times

Exercising powers under the Religious Institutions Act, 1988, Chitradurga second additional and sessions court judge B K Komala on Thursday ordered Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt pontiff Shivamurthy Sharanaru not to interfere with any affairs of SJM mutt or SJM educational institutions. Shivamurthy Sharanaru, facing two Pocso cases, is in judicial custody since September 2. The SJM mutt pontiff, facing two …

Court Lingayat Case Pocso Sjm Mutt

2 years, 2 months ago

Lingayat Mutt Sex Scandal: Audio of Survivors Being 'Tutored' Against Seer Surfaces

News 18

The Karnataka Police have booked an FIR in connection with “tutoring and provoking” victims to file a case of sexual harassment against rape accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. The in-charge seer of Murugha Mutt, Basavaprabhu Swamiji has filed a complaint against Basavarajendra, a resident of the Junjanawadi village in Belagavi district; mother of one the victims, who is the complainant in …

2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka: Three detained in Lingayat seer’s suicide case

Hindustan Times

The Ramanagaram police investigating the alleged suicide of the Lingayat seer, on Friday detained a woman and two others in connection with the case, said an official in the know of the developments. Basavalingeshwara Swami, the 45-year-old head pontiff of the Kunchagal Bande Mutt in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district, was found dead in a room at the monastery on Monday. Later, …

Karnataka Note Ramanagara Seer Ramanagaram

2 years, 2 months ago

2nd note found in Lingayat seer’s suicide case: Police

Hindustan Times

Ramanagaram police probing the alleged suicide of a Lingayat seer have recovered another suicide note on Thursday. Police on Wednesday said it recovered four video clips involving a prominent seer found dead in his monastery three days ago and detained three people for questioning, hinting that the 45-year-old man may have been blackmailed before his death. “We are probing the …

Death Video Lingayat Officer Videos Ramanagara Recovered

2 years, 2 months ago

Lingayat Seer Suicide Case: Honey-trapped Swami's Video Chat With Woman Surfaces

News 18

Days after Lingayat seer Basavalinga Sree of Kanchugal Mutt in Ramanagar district died by suicide raising suspicion of him being honey-trapped, an alleged clip of a video chat of the deceased with a woman surfaced on public domain on Thursday. They claim that the deceased seer used to wear gold karadige which is missing and that he wore rudraksha mala …

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'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

Seer calls Siddaramaiah anti-Lingayat, BJP demands apology for lathi charge

Lingayat Panchamasali Protest Demands 2A Reservation Clarity

Bengaluru: Lingayat Seer Shivakumar Swami's Statue Vandalised, Accused Claims 'Lord Jesus Inspired Act'

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

Seer stresses need to resume independent religion movement

Pralhad Joshi: 5-time BJP lawmaker returns to Modi cabinet

Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency | Pralhad Joshi hopes for a record fifth win, with seer out of fray and a murder adding to saffron narrative

Seer accuses Joshi of using ‘death of Lingayat’ for election

Dingaleshwar seer withdraws his candidacy against Pralhad Joshi

Karnataka: Lingayat seer Dingaleshwar Swami withdraws from contest against Pralhad Joshi in Dharwad

‘Pralhad Joshi marginalised prominent Lingayat leaders within the BJP’: Dingaleshwar seer

Lingayat seer demands changing Pralhad Joshi as Dharwad's BJP candidate: ‘His personality is really bad’

Lingayat seer demands changing Pralhad Joshi as Dharwad's BJP candidate: ‘His personality is really bad’

Seers, Mahasabha office-bearers call for ‘scientific caste census’

BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too

Prominent mutt’s poll sway under lens as key seer face rape charges

HC allows govt to decide on Panchamasali quota in Karnataka

Court restrains jailed seer from interfering in mutt activities

Lingayat Mutt Sex Scandal: Audio of Survivors Being 'Tutored' Against Seer Surfaces

Karnataka: Three detained in Lingayat seer’s suicide case

2nd note found in Lingayat seer’s suicide case: Police

Lingayat Seer Suicide Case: Honey-trapped Swami's Video Chat With Woman Surfaces