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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Oct 29: Slogans supporting and against Veer Savarkar were raised in the general body meeting of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) on Saturday October 29.
As the meeting started corporator, Naveen D’Souza objected the decision of district administration to rename the Surathkal circle as Veer Savarkar Circle. Another member Abdul Ravoof also seconded the opinion of Naveen. He urged the mayor not to give priority on changing name of circle but concentrate on development work.
All Congress members got down to the well of the auditorium and objected. Chief whip Premananda Shetty said that it is not right to keep quiet when the proposal was accepted and make noise once the order is passed.
The Congress members raised slogans against Veer Savarkar. BJP members started praising Veer Savarkar. Shwetha A, unnecessarily raked up the name of Tipu Sultan. As the situation was turning into chaos, they temporarily postponed the meeting. Though the meeting was held after some time, as no decision was taken, it ended abruptly.