Leadership issue: Over 200 Lingayat seers rally behind CM Yediyurappa


Bengaluru, Jul 25 (IANS): More than 200 Veerashaiva-Lingayat seers congregated on Sunday and tried their best to exert pressure on BJP's central leadership that incumbent Karnataka chief minister, B.S. Yediyurappa should not be replaced till the ongoing Assembly term ends in 2023.

A section of seers even appealed that the Lingayat seers of every sect should be united and float their own party and ensure that the next chief minister is from one among the seers like in Uttar Pradesh, where Yogi Adityanath is the chief minister.

Setting the tone of the meeting in his opening remarks, Sri Dingaleshwara seer of Balehosur Matha clarified that the seers meeting should not be seen as opposing the BJP or its central leadership per se, but this is being done to fight against the 'injustice' towards a person, who toiled hard to build a party to this level in the state.

Coming down heavily on a section of media, Dingaleshwara seer rebutted that the day-long meeting of seers was not organised at the behest of Yediyurappa or his (younger) son, (B.Y.) Vijayendra (who is also BJP's vice president in the state). "We do accept offerings, but a section of the media tried to portray that seers were accepting 'bribe' to organise this meet. When we accept offerings from devotees of Matha, such offering is used for feeding the poor, unlike mediapersons who accept gifts from politicians but it is spent in bars and clubs," he chided.

He added that it was Yediyurappa who started a new practice of handing out portions of funds to various religious Mathas, until then it was Pontiffs who had to keep visiting politicians to seek grants. "It is he who started it and his successors such as Siddaramaiah and H.D. Kuamaraswamy too continued it. Therefore, there is nothing wrong in defending such a person (Yediyurappa), who honoured us when he was in power," he said.

While another prominent seer, Tiptur Matha's Sri Rudramuni appealed to the seers of various sub-sects to come together under single platform and float a party to teach a lesson to the BJP in next elections. "If Lingayat seers can be united, floating a party and winning an election won't be a problem. We can have the first ever 'seer' as the CM in Karnataka like it has happened in Uttar Pradesh," he said.

Nidumamidi Matha's Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swamiji appealed to the BJP party high command to rethink over its decision to replace Yediyurappa at this critical juncture. "At present the state is reeling under unprecedented floods and imminent threat of possible third wave of the Covid is lurking, therefore, the BJP high command should be considerate enough to give Yediyurappa a lifeline of six months before changing the guard in Karnataka," he said.

One of the most prominent seer Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Murugarajendra Matha said, his Matha has the history of supporting late Karnataka CMs, Ramakrishna Hegde, S. Bangarappa and Siddaramaiah whenever these leaders faced dilemmas in public life. "Our Matha's guiding principle is to back a person, who has been pushed to the wall due to injustice heaped upon him. In the past, our Math has stood behind CMs like Hegde, Bangarappa and Siddarmaiah and this time too I will stand by Yediyurappa," he said.

Several Lingayat seers spoke during deliberations, demanded that the BJP should not effect the leadership change in the state.

 

  

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  • dk shetty, mangalore

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    I want all seers, all mullahs and all padres and all other religious heads to mind their own business in spirituality and don't get yourself into something that you don't understand, By involving yourselves into politics which is murkier, dark and totally tamasic, will only erode little bit of spirituality what you people in religious camp(All religions included here) Keep politics away, let common man decide who they want to represent them.

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  • Wilfred, karnataka

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Seers Blessings always needed, but why should they gathered with demand, they are not MLAs, only they can pray for better governance , If they really concerned in our state affairs why they kept silence during peak time of pandemic , cast should not entered in politics , it looks like shadow of UP , let High command decide

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  • CHARLES SALDANHA, MALAD-MALWANI

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    VERY INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN POLITICS.

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  • Pili, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    All aspirants candidates for next election.Swami government. Yeddy forever.

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  • Amith, udupi

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    its that time we have invented that fakeers and seers are calling shots ...back to stoneage pretty soon

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Interesting thing is... BSY is getting lot of opposition support... not sure whether this bunch include... shunty nationals....

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Why not these linga's conduct some homa, havana, aarathi etc., for divine intervention....., Cheddi dhooma's brought religion into politics now politics in religion...., after bringing baniya community is enjoying.... their time in LONDON, Cayman Island, Dominica, Cape town, Dxb etc.,

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  • Valerian D'Souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    No see, where are we heading? Day by day more and more divisions! When we speak a lot about removal of caste systems, religious bias etc. exactly opposite of what we speaks happens. Therefore, for eradication of caste systems and religions, never to speak about caste systems and religions at all in election rallies, offices etc. for desired results.

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  • Al Dsouza, Kudla

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Yeddi is not listening to Mota and chota but Yeddi is very capable to teach a great lessons for both banya's. It is good that Yeddi or Sidartymaya continues as CM.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    when lingayat seers discuss politics, many people are bothered... when all kinds yogi/rogi/swami/sadhvi/mahanth/mhaaraaj/santha pintha have joined politics and some have political positions, people are not bothered...

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  • Haneef, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    This time bjp decision will go for record, to please castes will have CMs and 30 Dy CMs and 122 cabinet ministers. All swamys will get Y security cover. Rest of the population will have to pay pleasing cess 20% . Jai hind

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  • Rational thinker, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Why all this natak? Instead the Government itself could have nominated one of the Lingayat seers as the new chief minister of Karnataka. That would end all confusion and controversy. This over interference in politics by religious leaders is not a bad precedence in a secular democracy like ours and shows how primitive we still are.

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  • Mohammed, India

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Hahahah, yeh india hai

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Thane

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Even I support Yediyurappa ...

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  • Greeshma, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Isn't the mindset too narrow...?? Nirvana/ moksha is a form of enlightenment n liberation.. A seer or sage should be someone who shows acceptance.. isn't it fair to give change for someone who is outside their cocoon?? It then shows all humans are equal for a seer... Which sends a good message to human kind..

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 26 2021

    Its an genuine request from Lingayat seers, instead of bringing instability in Sate and given current pandemic situation let chief minister, B.S. Yediyurappa continue till Assembly term ends 2023.

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  • Felix Pinto, Koteshwara

    Sun, Jul 25 2021

    If these Seers think that BSY is the mist capable and honest man, why font they make him leader of their group? Under his leadership, all Seers can go around helping people and preaching religion.

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