Dingaleshwar Swami campaigns in Dharwad, asks voters to ensure Pralhad Joshi is defeated
Hubballi: Fakeera Dingaleshwara Swami, pontiff of the Shirahatti Mutt, campaigned vehemently in the district for the defeat of incumbent MP from the constituency and BJP candidate for the current Lok Sabha elections, Pralhad Joshi.
Addressing a mega rally at Kundgol town, the pontiff urged voters not to favour Joshi while polling but to contribute to the MP's defeat in the current elections. Referring to his position as Lingayat seer, Dingaleshwar Swami told the gathering that he had taken off the sacred necklace symbolizing his stature, adding that he had sworn to wear the necklace only after Joshi was dethroned.
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The pontiff requested the Dharwad voters attending the campaign rally to beat Pralhad Joshi in the ongoing polls as it would let him wear the sacred necklace again.
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Bengaluru-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in TN's Tiruchirappally
Tiruchirappalli (PTI): A Bengaluru bound Air India Express flight with about 137 passengers made an "emergency landing," here following a technical glitch, sources at the airport said.
The Thiruvananthapuram-Bengaluru service suffered the glitch mid-air, following which it made the safe landing here, the sources added.
All the passengers disembarked the flight and the technical crew was attending to the fault.
An Air India Express spokesperson said the flight "was diverted to Tiruchirappalli due to a technical issue."
"A replacement aircraft is being organised to operate the flight to Bengaluru. We are providing all administrative arrangements and regret the inconvenience caused to the travel schedule (of passengers)," the spokesperson added.
