Rama, Krishna, Ganesha are not Brahmins: Ananth Kumar Hegde
“Ravana is from Brahmin community”
Bengaluru, October 02: “Rama, Krishna, Ganesha whom we offer pooja are not Brahmins. But Ravana is from Brahmin community”, said Union Skills Development Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde.
Inaugurating a Sanskrit programme organized by the Mythri Sanskrit Samskriti Prathisthana at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in the city on Tuesday, the Union Minister said that Rama, Krishna, Ganapathi were not Brahmins. But Ravana was from Brahmin community. There was no temple for Ravana, but Rama, Krishna and Ganapathi have temples, he said.
“Sanskrit is not just a language. It is a power. Sanskrit is very essential to lead a cultured life. Sanskrit is the only language which accepted by computers. Europe and other countries have evinced interest in learning Sanskrit. But there is no value for Sanskrit in India. Sanskrit has its influence on majority of the languages in the world. Sanskrit is the medicine for immoral acts. But some vested interests have been trying to project Sanskrit as the language of Brahmins. So, there was no threat to the country from the illiterates or educated. But the country should be protected from the educated demons”, he said.
Those vested interests have been projecting Arya as a caste and they were emigrants who came from Middle Asia. But the word ‘Arya’ had come from the word ‘Aryan’ which means the best human being. But those who do not know this have been making false propaganda”, he alleged.
Film actors Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Suchendra Prasad, businessman S Shadakshari, writer MS Narasimhamurthy and others were present.
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ICICI Bank trims hike, lowers min balance requirement to Rs 15,000 from Rs 50,000
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI): In a U-turn, ICICI Bank has slashed the minimum monthly average balance (MAB) requirement to Rs 15,000 from Rs 50,000, citing "valuable feedback" from customers.
The minimum balance requirement for its new savings bank accounts opened on or after August 1 was recently raised five times to Rs 50,000.
"Following valuable feedback from our customers, we have revised these requirements to better reflect their expectations and preferences. We thank our customers for their continued trust and feedback, which help us serve them better," ICICI Bank posted on its website.
Similarly, the MAB for semi-urban and rural locations has been revised downwards to Rs 7,500 and Rs 2,500 respectively, it said.
Before August 1, the MAB for semi-urban and rural was Rs 5,000.
However, the bank said the revised MAB requirements are not applicable to salary accounts, senior citizens/pensioners (above 60 years), basic savings bank deposit account/PM Jandhan Yojana, and accounts for people with special needs.
They are also not applicable to savings accounts opened before July 31, 2025.
MAB is the minimum balance that a customer is required to maintain in a bank account. If the balance falls below the required amount, the bank levies a penalty.
In case account holders fail to meet the MAB, customers will be liable to pay penal charges of 6 per cent of the shortfall in required MAB, or Rs 500, whichever is lower.
The balance in the savings bank account of ICICI Bank earns an interest of 2.5 per cent per annum, it said.
The hike in MAB comes at a time when public sector banks have rationalised their penalties or completely waived them.
