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The entrance named after Urigowda and Nanjegowda has been replaced by ‘Shri Shri Shri Balagangadharanath Swamiji Mahadwara’, for the event.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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Expertise Group CEO Ashif Karnire meets PM Modi in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made an important visit to Saudi Arabia, reaffirming the strong bonds between the two nations. As part of his diplomatic outreach, PM Modi engaged with prominent Indian business leaders based in the Kingdom, acknowledging their pivotal role in fostering economic growth and bilateral cooperation.
Among the key participants at the high-level meeting were Ashif Karnire, Chief Executive Officer of Expertise Group, and Anshif Karnire, Chief Strategy Officer, who met Prime Minister Modi during his visit. Their presence underscored the dynamic entrepreneurial contributions of the Indian diaspora to Saudi Arabia’s evolving economic landscape.
Other notable Indian business leaders in attendance included Yusuf Ali, Managing Director of Lulu Hypermarket, and Alisha Moopen, Group CEO of Aster Healthcare both represent influential enterprises that have played integral roles in the Kingdom's development across retail and healthcare sectors.
During the discussions, the leaders explored the significant contributions of the Indian community to Saudi Arabia, acknowledging their influential roles in the local economy.
