Swami Vivekananda’s death is not natural, it’s a murder: Prof KS Bhagavan
Demands investigation
Mysuru, August 06: Writer and progressive thinker Prof KS Bhagavan said that the death of Swami Vivekananda was not natural. It’s a murder. He was strangulated. The government should conduct an investigation into the death, he demanded.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said that Swami Vivekananda was speaking about the principles and ideologies of Buddhism. He might have killed after this development. Being a youth, he did not meet natural death. There was a suspicion. Nobody would believe that Vivekananda died naturally. In the same way, Basavanna was also killed. Those who were unable to tolerate the Vachana movement of Basavanna, had killed him. It was an utter lie that Basavanna was united in the God at Kudala Sangama. Basavanna had initiated a movement against the casteism in the society. Why did he unit in the God? There was no Kailasa and heaven, he said.
State Govt. should celebrate Mahisha Dasara
For the last four years, Mahisha Dasara Foundation Committee has been celebrating Mahisha Dasara in its own expenses and now, the government should celebrate it on the line of Chamundi Dasara. In the Mahisha Dasara, the idol of Mahisha should be placed on the elephant like Jamboo Savari on October 7 and with this, the government should encourage Dravida culture, he demanded.
Jnana Prakash Swamiji of Urilingi Peddi Mutt, Samiti president Shantaraj, writers Raju K Bannur, Siddaswamy, former mayor Purushottam and others were present.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
