Puttur: Activists file complaint against Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for delivering hate speech
Puttur: Social activists have filed a complaint with Puttur Town Police against right-wing activist Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for delivering a hate speech during the Vivekananda Jayanti celebrations at the Vivekananda College here and against a YouTube channel that shared the speech.
Members of the Puttur Taluk Committee of the Karnataka Manava Bandhutva Vedike have accused Bhat, who is President of the Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha, of demeaning Muslims and Christians by citing historic events during the event on January 12. “Bhat also accused Christians of indulging in religious conversion and cited fake instances related to the issue to blame the community,” the complainants have said.
They have asked the police to take stringent measures against Bhat as well as ‘VIKASANA TV’, a YouTube channel that uploaded the speech.
“He (Bhat) gave the example of the historic figure Onake Obavva to incite hatred and violent mindset among the audience towards a community. The audience, which includes youngsters and students, and people who watched the video on the YouTube channel would easily develop hatred towards Christians and Muslims,” the Vedike members have alleged.
The complainants pointed out that Bhat had violated a court order not to deliver hate speeches.
Vedike Puttur Committee Chief Coordinator Ramachandra K, leader MB Vishwanath Rai, Maurice Mascarenhas, H Muhammad Ali, Canute Mascarenhas, Dr. Rajaram KB, Bolodi Chandrahasa Rai, Shashikiran Rai, Abdul Rehman Unique, Ullas Kotian and Prakash Gowda Tenkila were among those present on the occasion.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
