Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 19: All India Hindu Maha Sabha installed a banner having the photos of Nathuram Godse and Veer Savarkar at Surathkal and Panambur on Thursday, August 18.
Earlier, the Hindu Mahasabha had courted controversy when they displayed a banner with photo of Savarkar on August 14 at Surathkal flyover.
The flex was installed early in the morning by local leader of Hindu Mahasabha Rajesh Pavitran. On the banner it was written, 'Make politics Hinduism, Make Hindus as soldiers' (Rajakeeyavannu Hindutvagolisi, Hindugalannu Sainikikaranagolisi). Rajesh Pavithran had also put good wishes for Sri Krishna Janmastami.
As the police department received complaint, personnel of health and revenue department removed the banner on the order of commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation.
Police security is beefed up in Surathkal in the wake of Sri Krishna Janmastami.