Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Kunapur (SP)

Kundapur, Feb 28: To celebrate the golden jubilee year of Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) and Bajrang Dal unit of Koteshwar Vishwa Hindu Parishat, ‘Hindu Samajotsava’ is being organized at Koteshwar on Sunday March 2. As a prelude to this event, a motor bike rally was taken out on the evening of Thursday February 27.

The rally was flagged off by M Prabhakar Shetty, president of Koteshwar Lord Kotilingeshwara Temple managing committee and president of the VHP unit, in front of this temple.

Addressing the participants and gathering on the occasion, Subrahmanya Holla, member of VHP Karnataka southern provincial executive committee, exhorted the people to showcase the strength of Hindu community through programmes like this, as a fitting reply to those who denounce Hinduism. Noting that this bike rally was a huge success, he said that the people should show their unity by coming together in large numbers for the proposed Hindu Samajotsava.

The rally moved through the national highway on Beejady, Koravadi Cross, Halavalli and Kundapur route, before reaching Kurukshetra ground in Koteshwar, where Samajotsava is scheduled to be organized.

President of Kundapur assembly constituency BJP committee, Rajesh Kaveri, Yuvamorcha president, Shankar Ankadakatte, assistant district convener of Bajang Dal, Vijayakumar Shetty Goliyangady, Gireesh Kundapur, taluk convener, Ravi Koteshwar, Santoshkumar Shetty, assistant convener, Sudheer Moodlakatte, Hindu Jagran Vedike taluk assistant convener, Rajesh Koteshwar, Koteshwar regional Bajrang Dal convener, Surendra Markod, Koteshwar BJP Shaktikendra president, Raveendra Dodmane, Beejady gream panchayat member, Raghavendra Acharya, Kundapur taluk Gauraksha Pramukh, Subrahmanya Shettigar, Namo Brigade taluk president, Rajat Tekkatte, local leaders, Ganesh Bhat Gopady, Gireesh Bhat Gopady, Annappa, and a number of Sriram Sene activists were present.