BJP turning Dakshina Kannada district into communal laboratory, says former Minister Ramanath Rai
Mangaluru, Apr 4: The ruling BJP is turning Dakshina Kannada district which was once a domain of intellectuals into a communal laboratory for political gains, former State Minister and Congress leader B Ramanath Rai alleged on Monday.
Addressing reporters here, he further alleged that communal hatred has gone to extreme levels with the ruling party's attempt to polarise society. BJP has resorted to politics of vengeance in order to hide the total failure in administration, he said.
He said programmes in temples were being used as tools for propagating communal ideology. Non-Hindus were not being allowed to do business at temple fairs, he said.
Rai cautioned that BJP's campaign to instigate communal hatred would lead to racial hatred. The ruling party should stop votebank politics on the basis of religion to avoid further disasters, he said.
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CPI stalwart Nallakannu dead
Chennai (PTI): Veteran leader of the CPI, R Nallakannu died here on Wednesday, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital said.
He was aged about 101, party sources said.
A hospital bulletin said, despite intensive care, he passed away at 1.55 PM on February 25, 2026 following failure of all vital organs.
