Daijiworld Media Network – Chikkamagaluru (MS)
Chikkamagaluru, Apr 7: In the midst of several controversies related to religion in the state, Christian community of the district displayed exemplary communal harmony and agreed to remove historical cross, which is a 138 years old, erected on the tomb near Moodigere bus stand.
The said 138-year-old cross, which was on a controversial piece of land at Moodigere, was erected on a tomb, which was lying opposite to the bus stand and adjoining the town panchayat land. The removal of the cross was essential to develop the town panchayat office. Christians of Moodigere readily agreed and allowed to remove the cross.
People of Moodigere, cutting across religious lines, have appreciated the noble gesture of the Christian community.