Funeral of Dr. Siddalinga Tontadarya Swamiji held with full state honour
Gadag/Bengaluru, October 21: Funeral of mortal remains of Dr. Siddalinga Swamiji of Tontadarya Mutt of Gadag, who passed away on Saturday, was completed on the premises of the Mutt on Sunday evening with full state honours.
The last rites of the swamiji were held as per the Lingayat tradition led by Mallikarjuna Murugharajendra Swamiji of Shivamogga Murugha Matha, Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swamiji of Panchamasali Mutt, Nijagunananda Swamiji before the Anubhava Mantapa on the premises of the mutt. After the state anthem, the police fired three rounds in the air as a mark of respect from the state government. After performing poojas and other rituals, the mortal remains were laid to rest as per the Lingayat tradition under the leadership of his successor Siddarama Swamiji.
Ministers, MLAs, noted personalities, seers of various mutts and devotees participated in the funeral of the swamiji. Thousands of devotees bid farewell to their beloved and respected Swamiji.
Procession cancelled
Earlier, it was decided to take the mortal remains in a process along the main streets of the city before the funeral. But as the swamiji was passed away on the wee hours of Saturday, the Mutt management board has decided to cancel the procession and complete the funeral as early as possible. Instead of main streets in the city, the body was taken in a procession symbolically inside the mutt premises.
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Former CM Siddaramaiah, Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Minister Shivanand Patil, BJP Vice President Sriramulu, Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti. Former Minister H.K. Patil, Former MLA Kona Reddy and others paid their last respect to the swamiji.
Govt. planning to name university after Swamiji
“Considering the contribution of Siddalinga Swamiji of Tontadarya Mutt to the land and language, his devotees have appealed him to name Rural Development University of Gadag after the swamiji. It would be discussed in the Cabinet meeting and take a suitable decision”.
- H.D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister
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NATO, others turn down US call for help in Hormuz: Trump
Washington (PTI): President Donald Trump on Tuesday said NATO and most of US' other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran entered the third week.
In a social media post, Trump asserted that Iran’s military has been “decimated” and he no longer felt the need for assistance from NATO countries or anyone else.
Last week, Trump had sought help from European nations and others who depend on oil supplies transiting from the Hormuz Strait to safeguard the critical waterway.
“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO “Allies” that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” the US President said in a post on Truth Social.
Iran's attacks on Gulf nations and its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil is transported, have sparked increasing concerns of a global energy crisis and are unnerving the world economy.
“I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one-way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need,” Trump said.
He said Australia, Japan and South Korea too have turned down his call for help.
“Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military – Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again,” Trump said.
He said that given the scale of recent military successes, the US no longer "need" or desires assistance from NATO countries, adding that it never relied on such support in the first place.
Speaking as President of the United States, the "most powerful" country in the world, "we do not need" help from anyone, Trump said.
The West Asia conflict began on February 28 when the US-Israeli combine conducted airstrikes on Iran.
The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, has effectively been shut following the US and Israel attack on Iran and Tehran's sweeping retaliation.
However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said that from Tehran's "perspective", the strait is "open". "It is only closed to Iran's enemies, to those who carried out unjust aggression against our country and to their allies.”
Earlier in the day, a second Indian-flagged LPG tanker, Nanda Devi, reached the country after safely sailing from the war-hit Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, the first ship, Shivalik, reached Mundra port in Gujarat.
As of now, 22 Indian vessels remain on the west side and two on the east side of the strait.
Indian authorities are in constant touch with all the relevant stakeholders in the region to secure the safe passage of the remaining ships, officials said.
