Umesh Marpalli
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (EP)
Udupi, Feb 5: Udupi District Congress and Panchayat Raj organisation jointly condemned the hateful act of the recreation of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Hindu Mahasabha activists on the day of martyrs.
“Organisations associated with Sangh Pariwar enacting death of Mahatma Gandhi and offering garland to the statue of Godse was an insult to the freedom fighters of the country. Gandhiji sacrificed his life for the country. Insult to him has made the country bow its head in shame. People in the country should condemn the followers of Godse who justify the murder of Mahatma Gandhi. BJP’s silence even when its organisations insult Mahatma Gandhi reflects its mentality,” lashed former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake.
Former MLA Gopala Bhandary, KPCC chief secretary M A Gafoor, secretary Veronica, district congress president Janardhan Thonse and Udyavar Nagesh Kumar addressed the protesters.
Sathish Ameen Padukere, H Nithyananda Shetty, Navinchandra Suvarna, Shanker Kunder, Malyadi Shivarama Shetty, Shashidar Shetty Elloor, M P Moidinabba, Ismael Atradi, Kishan Hegde Kolkebail, B Narasimha Murthy, Bhasker Rao Kidiyoor, Prakhyat Shetty, Yathish Karkera, Renald Pravin Kumar, Ganesh Kotian, Vishwas Ameen, Habib Ali, Mahabala Kunder, Keerthi Shetty, Shekar G Kotian, Shabbir Ahmed, B Hirianna, Kiran Kumar Udyavar, Janardhan Bhandarkar, Geetha Vagle, Chandrika Shetty, Dr Sunitha Shetty, Sugandhi Shekhar, Narayana Kunder, Harish Shetty Pangala, Vijaya Poojary, Neere Krishna Shetty, Murali Shetty, Prathviraj Shetty, Prabhavathi Salian, Sathish Jappi, Dinesh Kotian, Somanath B K, Surya Salian and Mary D’ Souza were present. Rajiv Gandhi panchayat organisation district organiser Roshan Oliver welcomed the gathering and Y B Raghavendra proposed vote of thanks.