'God made me not to participate in Tipu Jayanti who destroyed church'
Former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj's video goes viral
Udupi: State government celebrating Tipu Jayanti may be right or wrong. But, when I was MLA and minister, God made me not to participate in Tipu Jayanti programme because Tipu had destroyed church," said Udupi district former in-charge Minister Pramod Madhwaraj.
A video clip of him speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of St. Peter's Church in Pethriya, near Brahammavara on December 10, has gone viral on social networking sites.
Pramod Madhwaraj was the legislator of Udupi constituency when the government started the celebration of Tippu Jayanti in 2015. Pramod was absent from Tippu Jayanti program that was organized by the district administration in Udupi Bannanje.
"When I was MLA and minister, our government had celebrated Tippu Jayanti. It may be right or wrong. But I did not get the opportunity to participate in that Tippu Jayanti celebration. It was God, who made me not to attend the programme because Tipu's army had destroyed this church," he said.
In 2016, when Pramod Madhwaraj was the district in-charge minister, Tipu Jayanti programme was organised at Lions Bhavan in Brahmmagiri, there also he remained absent. The public, then, had expressed displeasure over the minister when he missed the scheduled programme and had gone to Bengaluru for a day.
Similarly, in 2017, he had to inaugurate the Tipu Jayanti programme at Rajatadri in Manipal. But, there also he had given a miss.
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UP: Teen girl found hanging from tree; locals claim rape, murder
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): The body of a 19-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree in a village under the Manikpur police station area here on Sunday morning, police said.
According to the police, the woman had gone to sleep after dinner on Saturday night but was found hanging in an orchard nearly 400 metres away from her home the following morning.
Additional Superintendent of Police (West), Brijnandan Rai, stated that the circumstances suggest foul play.
"The victim's slippers and undergarments were recovered 50 metres away from the spot where the body was found. There are visible injury marks on her body," Rai said.
While locals have alleged that the woman was murdered after being raped, the ASP said that it is "prima facie a case of murder."
"Based on the complaint filed by the victim's brother, a case of murder has been registered against unidentified persons. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination," the officer added.
Police further clarified that if the medical report confirms sexual assault, relevant sections will be added to the FIR.
Forensic experts and police teams have collected evidence from the spot and are investigating the matter from all angles.
