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Congress leader gets initiated into Lingayat sect; a seer predicts he'll be PM like grandmother and father, but head seer cuts in

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday underwent the ‘Linga Deekshe’ ritual at Murugha Rajendra Mutt here. During Rahul’s interaction with over 30 pontiffs, the Mutt’s Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana explained the Mutt’s tradition and the concept of Kayaka (work) preached by 12th century social reformer Basavanna. 

Express News Service MYSURU: Amid speculation over a change of guard to replace Lingayat strongman and Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, trouble erupted from an unexpected quarter — seers from various mutts across the state. This threatens to upset political calculations for the BJP if the party top bosses “betray” Yediyurappa and the dominant Lingayat community. The buzz is that the BJP high command is working out an amicable formula to replace Yediyurappa while ensuring a smooth transitio...

FIR on journalist for report on rape case in Karnataka G. Mahantesh had published a story about a woman who had filed a police complaint accusing M.G. Doreswamy of allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2019 A journalist has been booked in Chitradurga in Karnataka for writing about the brother of a prominent Lingayat seer who is accused in a rape case. G. Mahantesh, based in Bangalore, had on February ...

Swami-turned-conman Yuvaraj Swamy arrested by CCB in cheating case Swami-turned-conman Yuvaraj Swamy arrested by CCB in cheating case ByRajashekara SRajashekara S / Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 09:30 IST Skeletons have been tumbling out of Ramesh aka Yuvaraj Swamy’s closet, who was arrested by the CCB in a cheating case, embarrassing many BJP leaders This is a story of two extremes. One dedicated community spiritual leader who failed miserably and abandoned his saffron robes and the second is the...