Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Mar 30: “Mughal king Akbar is called the great in Indian history. He was a scoundrel and a sex maniac. The king who saved India was Maharaj Shivaji,” said Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat.

He was speaking at the inauguration of Mangaluru university postgraduate student council for the year 2021-22 held at Mangaluru university, Mangalagangotri premises on March 30.

“Some are allergic to calling India as Hindustan. Some organizations call themselves right wing and sow poison against the nation. India is the country where great men like Shushrutha, Aryabhata and Charaka were born. India does not have the culture of holding a sword and forcing to pray to a particular god. The love of western culture should reduce for India to become great. Every Indian should speak about the noble people here when they go abroad. India is the country which has taught the lesson of equality and to change the world. Babar who indulged in rape, injustice, cheating and deceit destroyed the birth place of Rama. Indians and not Arabs gave place to construct mosques. This should not be forgotten,” he said.

Mangaluru university vice chancellor Dr Yadapadithaya said that it is not important to live as Indians. “But we should live meaningfully by being an inspiration to others. If we live honestly we receive the lesson of life along with education. The education of life is more important than a three hour long examination. We are forgetting our identity through western culture. Nothing is written about the noble Indian people in the school books. But there are efforts to include them,” he said.

Student welfare director Kishore K welcomed. Vice president Vedanta Muthamma, secretary Karthik Laxman, assistant secretary Skanda, cultural secretary Srasti, assistant cultural secretary Karthik and others were on the dais. Student Kaushik G N and Akshay Kumar compered the programme. Student council president Sampath B proposed a vote of thanks.

Some students attend event wearing saffron shawls

Though the CFI members protested for inviting Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, they took part in the programme. Most of the students and student leaders took part wearing saffron shawls. As there were no opponents for students council elections, ABVP supported students were elected as office bearers.

Speaking after the inauguration, Bhat thanked CFI for the protests saying that anybody has a right to protest. “Anybody can have police cases. I have more than 100 cases. There are cases against Modi and Amit Shah also. I have not spread communal hatred in my speeches. Hindus are the most secular in the world. Cases do not make a person criminal. I do not have any criminal background.”

“Restrictions on Muslim traders were brought about by the Congress party. It was imposed by S M Krisha during 2002. We Hindus are generous. Why did the opposition staged protests for Hijab? Is it not against the Constitution? I do not know about Halal. We should not accept such meat. Let the Arab thinking be with them. We should not bring it to India. There is no such thing as Halal in India,” he said.