Mandya: Names of Urigowda, Nanjegowda replaced at entrance prior to Modi’s road show
Mandya: The controversial ‘Urigowdaru Mattu Dodda Nanjegowdara Mahadwara’, put up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mandya on Sunday, was taken off on Saturday night, following severe criticism.
The entrance named after Urigowda and Nanjegowda has been replaced by ‘Shri Shri Shri Balagangadharanath Swamiji Mahadwara’, for the event.
Modi will inaugurate the Rs 16,000-crore Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project in Mandya on Sunday. He will also hold a road show on the occasion.
The ‘mahadwara’ installed for the event was severely criticized on social media, with Twitter users calling it cheap, vote bank tactics of the BJP in a district where Muslims and people of the Gowda community live in harmony. Some had alleged that the BJP and the RSS were ‘desperate’ to convert into reality a story of Urigowda and Nanjegowda, who were merely fictional characters created by the RSS a few years ago.
Following also an intense demand that the flexes be removed immediately and the name of the ‘mahadwara’ also be changed, the entrance was replaced overnight before the inaugural of the expressway project.
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US–Iran first round direct talks conclude in Islamabad: Report
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The first round of direct talks between the United States and Iran, held in Islamabad, has concluded, Al Jazeera reported citing sources close to the development.
According to the report, following the discussions, delegations from both sides agreed to exchange written documents, a move aimed at ensuring clarity and consensus on the understandings reached during the meeting.
Both the Iranian and US delegations arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, amid high security for the peace talks.
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