Gurupura Jodukere Kambala on April 12 to be floodlit, says organizing committee president
Mangaluru: The 2nd Muloor-Addur Jodukere Kambala festival will be organized in the fields near Manibettuguttu in Gurupura on Saturday, April 12, the Kambala Organization Committee President Inayat Ali has told the media.
This is the final kambala programme in the district for the year. The Committee, which is completing the preparations, has planned to make it special by installing floodlights, Ali has said, adding that more than 200 pairs of buffaloes are expected to participate in the show this year.
Addressing a press meet on Thursday, the Committee President said that the stage programme will be inaugurated at 6:30 pm on Saturday by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, in the presence of Speaker UT Khader and District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.
The programme will be inaugurated by president of the Bunts’ association Ajit Kumar Rai Maladi. Also, the event is to be held in the presence of various religious heads, including Harinarayana Das Asranna, priest of the Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kateel, V Rev. Fr. Rudolph Ravi D’Sa, priest of the Pompei Church in Gurupura, and Kaikamba Asraruddin Masjid head Abdul Kabeer Darimi.
Speaking further on the special features of the kambala event this year, Ali said that tents of German-make will provided to the participants and a digital platform will be set up for the programme.
Committee Honorary President Padmanabh Kotian, said that, in addition to the formal kambala event, a Yakshagana programme, ‘Yaksha Vasundhara’, is to be organized by the Karnataka Yakshagana Academy at 10 am Saturday. A show in honour of Yakshagana teacher late GT Annu Bhat, a discussion on performance as per the Thenkuthittu school of Yakshagana, Talamaddale and an overnight Yakshagana show will be held on the occasion.
Ali has said that the owner of every buffalo that participates in the kambala race will be honoured with a silver coin. Kambala star ‘Dooja’ buffalo, which has won the race a record 69 times, will be felicitated. The Postal Department will also release a stamp in honour of ‘Dooja’ during the event.
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BJP people 'gaddar', 'dramebaaz'; need to be removed from power: Kharge
New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying those indulging in "vote chori" are "gaddars" and need to be removed from power to save the voting right and the Constitution.
Addressing the party's 'Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod' rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, Kharge said it is the duty of all Indians to unitedly strengthen Congress ideology as only this party can save the country.
He alleged that the RSS ideology will "finish the nation".
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"The BJP people are 'gaddars' (traitors) and 'dramebaaz' (indulge in theatrics). They need to be removed from power," Kharge said.
The Congress president also said that he did not go for his son's operation in Bengaluru and stayed to attend the rally as he thought it was important "to save 140 crore people".
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