It was Dawood Saheb who finalized the name of Shivakumara Swamiji as Siddaganga Mutt's head pontiff
Tumkur, Jan 23: Dawood Saheb, the then education officer of Tumkur, played vital role in finalizing the name of Shivanna (Dr. Shivakumar Swamiji) as the successor of Sri Marularadhya, head of the Siddaganga Mutt, 89 years ago.
Marularadhya, slated to be the next head of the Siddaganga Mutt, passed away on January 16, 1930. Then, there was a search for a worthy successor. The responsibility of gathering the devotees' opinion regarding this was shouldered on the then education officer of Tumkur, Dawood Saheb.
Accordingly, Dawood Saheb gathered the devotees' opinion and finalized the name of Veerapur Patel Honnappa's son Sivanna, who was pursuing BA in English at Bengaluru, as the next head of the Mutt. Sri Shivayogi Swamiji of the Mutt, who was aware of Shivanna's background, handed over the responsibility of the Mutt to Shivanna on March 3, 1930. Now, the elevation of Shivanna as Dr. Shivakumar Swamiji has become a history.
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Rahul appeals to people of Delhi's Uttam Nagar to maintain peace; accuses BJP of fanning violence
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the people of Uttam Nagar do not want any bloodshed as they have already paid a heavy price for violence and urged the people of Delhi not to fall for any provocation as the country's strength lies in its unity and brotherhood.
In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi alleged that the BJP and its ecosystem want bloodshed to continue and seize every opportunity of fanning violence and spreading hatred in society.
"The people of Uttam Nagar have paid a heavy price for the violence - on one side, a young man, Tarun, lost his life, and on the other, an entire family is facing persecution. They don't want any more bloodshed.
"Bloodshed is what only the BJP and its ecosystem desires, which seizes every opportunity to fan violence and hatred," the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.
"They want the country to remain entangled in Hindu-Muslim tension, so that people cannot ask why the prime minister is being forced to hand over the country's defense, energy security, food security, and strategic sovereignty to America - and that's why, in broad daylight, riot-like conditions are once again being created in the nation's capital," he claimed.
"An appeal to the residents of Delhi: Do not fall for any provocation - the strength of the country lies in our unity, brotherhood, and love. Jodo, jodo, Bharat Jodo..." the Congress leader said in his post.
Tension and violence has gripped Uttam Nagar in north Delhi, after 26-year-old Tarun was killed on March 4, following a clash between his family and their neighbours in the JJ Colony area after a girl from Tarun's family threw a balloon, splashing a woman from the neighbour's family during Holi celebrations.
Some Hindu outfits later staged a protest against the killing and torched two vehicles of the accused family members. The police have stepped up security and made heavy deployment in the affected areas to avoid any more violent incident ahead of the Eid celebrations.
