Mangaluru, September 23: Former union minister B. Janardhana Poojary said that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would inaugurate the Mangaluru Dasara programme to be held at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple here.

Speaking to reporters at the temple here on Sunday, Poojary said that the Dasara celebration would be held from October 10-19 in a grand manner and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday confirmed that he would inaugurate the Dasara, but the date of inauguration is yet to be decided. He was happy as the CM has agreed to inaugurate the programme. He would also invite former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda  for the programme. He has not thought of inviting AICC president Rahul Gandhi. If nobody came to inaugurate the Dasara, he would inaugurate it, he responded to a question.

The Dasara programme would be conducted in a grand manner for which preparations are in full swing. Various folk teams would participate and tableaux would also be displayed in the procession, he said.

Temple management board president H.S. Sairam, Treasurer Padmaraj, Secretary Madhava Suvarna, Development Committee Member Dr. B.G. Suvarna, Dr. Radhakrishna, Dr. Anasuya, Devendra Poojary, Shekar Poojary, Jayavikram, Leelaksha Karkera and others were present.



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