Pramod Muthalik Apologises for Mangalore Pub Attack
Press Trus of India
Bangalore, Jan 28: Shri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik today apologised for the attack on weekend revellers at a Mangalore pub, saying the way the right-wing group acted "was wrong" but insisted it was done to "save our mothers and daughters".
"The way has been wrong. I apologise for this. The way should not be like that. But it is our right to save our mothers and daughters," he said.
"Pub-culture is not our culture...Media should highlight and show the aim behind our act to the society," he said.
Muthalik denied his affiliation with the BJP and said he was only working for Hindutva.
"I am not connected with the BJP. We are working for Hindutva, to save Hindutva," he told a news channel.
Sriram Sena not a Sangh Pariwar outfit: BSY
"Sriram Sena has nothing to do with (Sangh) Pariwar, I am telling you honestly", Yeddyurappa told reporters. Asked if the Government would ban Sriram Sena, he said banning the outfit is not a solution.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said the right-wing Sriram Sena blamed for the Mangalore pub assault incident is not a Sangh Pariwar outfit and asserted that stringent action will be taken against the culprits.
"Sriram Sena has nothing to do with (Sangh) Pariwar, I am telling you honestly", Yeddyurappa told reporters.
Asked if the Government would ban Sriram Sena, he said banning the outfit is not a solution. One has to look into its activities. Mangalore pub assault is an "unpardonable crime", he said.
"We will see whether we should ban or not. It will take its own time. We will discuss with police officers," he said.
Asked why Sriram Sena chief Pramod Mutalik was not arrested, the Chief Minister said the police would take into custody all those involved in the assault. The government would take strong action against the culprits irrespective of their religious and political affiliations, he said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister said "obscene dance" would not be allowed in night clubs -- be it in Bangalore or anywhere else in the State.
"We have no objection if people engage in activities without being disrespectful to the civilised culture and ethos of the land. Otherwise, we will take strict action against them," he said.
On media being asked by police to give information on the assault, Yeddyurappa said gathering information is the job of the police.
Police cannot demand information from the media, he said, adding it can only make a request to the media to cooperate.
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