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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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
