Bengaluru: Two bike riders, 31-year-old Manmohan and 25-year-old Nikhil, died on the spot when their motorbike collided with a pole near RMC Yard in Yeswantpur in the city at around 3.30 am on Friday.
The bikers are learned to have been riding their BMW bike at high speed from Yeswanthpur towards the RMC Yard Road when they hit the pole. As a result of the collision, both the riders were thrown off the bike and died on the spot, following heavy bleeding.
Yeswanthpur Traffic Police officers visited the accident spot for an inspection. The bodies of Manmohan and Nikhil were shifted to MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, to conduct a post-mortem.
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Bengaluru: Kumara Chandrashekharanath Swamiji, head of the Vishva Okkaliga Mahasansthana Mutt, has expressed regret over his controversial statement suggesting that "Muslims should be denied voting rights."
In a press release, Swamiji clarified, "Muslims are also citizens of this country. Like everyone else, they too have voting rights. If my statement yesterday has caused discomfort to our Muslim brothers, I sincerely apologise for it."
He further added, "Okkaligas are inherently tolerant of all religions. We have always treated people of every faith equally. Our Mutt maintains cordial relations with Muslims, and they frequently visit us. Similarly, we attend their weddings and other joyous occasions. Hence, there is no intolerance towards this community." Swamiji appealed to the public to disregard the controversy surrounding his remark.
The controversial statement was made during a farmers' rally, ‘Raita Gharjana,’ organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Karnataka Pradesh, at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering, Swamiji had said, "A law should be enacted to deny voting rights to the Muslim community, and the Wakf Board should be abolished."
The remark drew widespread criticism from political leaders and the public alike. Following the backlash, Swamiji issued his apology, stating, "Muslims are also citizens of this country. Like everyone else, they too have voting rights. If my statement yesterday has caused discomfort to our Muslim brothers, I sincerely apologise for it."