Mangaluru, November 14: Former chief minister and MP M Veerappa Moily said that the contributions of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru like five years plans, Non-alignment policy, Establishment of independent agencies, Secular culture and development works were the real wealth of the country.

Inaugurating the birthday of Nehru at the party office at Mallikatte here on Wednesday, Moily said that it was a tragedy that nowadays, people who oppose the independent institutions and fabricate the history were in power. The ideologies of Nehru should be emulated to protect the culture and richness of the country, he said.

Presiding over the programme, former minister B. Ramanath Rai said that the insulting of Nehru family was an insult to the country. Nehru’s dreams could be fulfilled by respecting the plural culture and democracy, protecting the Constitution and communal harmony, he said.

Party leaders P.V. Mohan, Corporators Shashidhar Hegde, Abdur Ravoof, K. Harinath, Appi, Asha D’Silva, Jecintha Alfred, Harsha Moily, Sabitha Miskin, Nagaveni, ZP member K.K. Shahul Hameed, Abbas Ali, Nagesh Bhandari, Vishwas Kumar Das, Padmanabh Naringana, Lukman Bantwala, Neeraj Paul, Khalid Ujire, Jayasheela Adyantaya, Akhila Alva, Keshav Maroli, Mariyamma Thomas, Shabbir Siddakatte, Prem Ballalbhag, Nazeer Bajal, Padmanab Amin and others were present.

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Mumbai, May 10 (PTI): Amid heightened security concerns in the country, the Sai Baba temple trust at Shirdi in Maharashtra has decided not to allow garland, bouquets and shawls to brought inside the temple complex.

The famous temple which draws millions of devotees every year had received a threatening email last week.

Goraksh Gadilkar, a member of the Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, said devotees will be searched before entering the temple.

"The Sansthan received a threat email on May 2. In view of India-Pakistan tensions and the security alert across the country, flowers, garlands, prasad and shawls will not be allowed inside," he told PTI.

The Ahilyanagar district police have also made some suggestions to enhance the security of the temple.

On Friday, the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai said it will not allow garlands, prasad and coconuts inside from May 11.