Sullia: Country in Need of Uniform Civil Code - Dr Kalladka Bhat

Daijiworld Media Network - Sullia (VM)

Sullia, Oct 14: There are many questions facing the Hindu community today. There is a process going on to divide the country. Our own people are becoming strangers while outsiders are being welcomed. For a country which treats people equally, a uniform civil code should be introduced for its growth, said RSS chief Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat.

He was addressing a massive Hindu public awareness campaign held under the ageis of Hindu Hitarakshane Vedike in Subramanya here on Saturday October 13.

Speaking further, Dr Bhat said there is a need to protect Hindu culture and its people. "Psuedo secularism which has divided the country into majority and minority and sown the seeds of differences among people should be rooted out. Our country by supporting conversion and extremism has failed to give protection to the Hindus," he said, adding that Hindus should work together and support each other.

The convention was inaugurated by Sree Vidyaprasanna Theertha Sripadha Swamiji of Subramanya Math by lighting the lamp.

In his address, Swamiji said the country has lost unity due to the fissures in the community on various issues. In our country there is security for all religions, but the majority (Hindu) has less protection when compared to the minorities," he said.

Speaking on Hindu culture, he said it is nothing but pure water in which Hindus are the fish. "Foreign culture is milk, in which fish cannot survive," he said, adding that pluralism is important, but a culture which destroys pluralism is undesirable.

Kuntaru Ravish Thantri in his speech said that religion is first and then comes politics.

Prior to the convention, there was a procession taken out from Kumarashwara till Subramanya Car Street in which hundreds of people participated.

Prashanth Bhat Manila welcomed the gathering, Vinaykumar Kandadka compered and Skanda Giridar, president of Hindu Hitarakshane Vedike delivered vote of thanks.