Nobody has a right to beat anybody's children in the name of moral policing. If anything against the law then we have law/ police department to take care of. If these moral police guys are so concerned then they must visit the parents of concerned students to inform the situation. Parents are the best to tackle these issues. If they wish they can seek help from these moral activists.

No parent wants their children thrashed in public! If you ask me I will deal with whatever my son/ daughter does. I have not given any right to anyone to beat my son/daughter. What mangalore police has done here is "Clean Up Act". I appreciate this. In fact it shuould have been started long ago.

I am sure that the goons will be released in no time, thanks to their 'Godfathers'. Someone commented earlier that 'education' will eradicate the malaise. I think the problem is not education or the financial well being. It is more to do with the addiction to raw 'power' and 'do-anything-and-get-away-with-it" phenomena, which is a strong attraction to the local scum with low self esteem. It is nearly equivalent to Hitler's recruitment of Nazi die-hards. I think we will see a good bit more of their antiques in the coming days. CM is struggling to hold on to his seat.

Not sure how his party will sustain these goons. If they turn out to be loose cannons with no direction and 'leadership' we will face more damage in the coastal region. I hope they open their eyes (including my dear friend Nagesh) and see the writing on the wall. People by and large do not subscribe to the weird, decadent philosophy of fundamentalism. Made amply clear in the recent elections. Meanwhile, we pray that better counsel prevails.

Dear All, One thing I fail to understand, why do we ever blame / promote religion? Comment on the matter propose corrective steps not destructive. Our Indian mentality is erroneous let's build nation not religion. Who are we to judge whether India belongs to Muslims / Hindus / Christians / Etc. Live & let live buddies all of us have contributed towards our country’s growth. Start from our houses (Charity begins at home) do we ever educate our kids on patriotism? There was a time we used to proudly stand for ‘National Anthem’ & adore the ‘National Flag’ do we have it in us now? NRI kids??? Yes, India belongs to those who respect Indian culture.

Various groups have been formed each group feels they are fighting for justice, why? We aren’t united as Families / Relatives / Friends / Mangaloreans / Kannadigas / Indians. Let’s correct our present for the future. Our Mangalore is becoming famous but for the wrong cause. We Mangaloreans are branded to be courageous not cowards. Now let’s decide!!!

Mr. Roshan, The fatwa against vande mataram is very justifiable. Do not judge our patriotism by asking us to sing vande mataram, of course we don't have to prove it to anyone. Vande mataram is a Hindu devotional song where one is bowing in front of a hypothetical mother called Bharath Matha.

There is no one called Bharath Matha, India is a geographical area and we love both the physical land and the people living within India.We Muslims bow our heads only in front of our Creator, none else, not even in front of our biological mothers.Before asking us to sing vande mataram, it is better if you glance a bit of its history, the full song and the purpose for which it was written.

Manoj Mangalore, I can give you clear answer on your comments because I live in Saudi Arabia. Moral Policing in Saudi cannot be compared with the atrocities by the Bajrangis,in the recent past even Saudi government have curbed the responsibilities of the moral polices due to opposition from the public. How can you compare Saudi and India, you are talking about Sky and Earth, we are in democratic country and Kingdom is ruled by the King, that is not a democratic country.

You can ask with Millions of Non-Muslims in Saudi have they been treated by the moral policer's like the BD members treat the minorities. Why not BD members’ attack the boys individually instead of group because they fear that they are cowards.