Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, May 30: The temple-mosque row has been spreading throughout the state. Districts like Dakshina Kannada, Mandya, Kalaburagi and Bidar are already having a tough time with accusations by Hindu organizations that the mosques are built on ancient temples.

Now, to take the claim further, the organizations have released some statistics. There is no clarity on the basis of what these numbers are arrived at. The Hindu organizations are saying that there are 191 mosques in Karnataka that are built on old temples.

According to the list, two such structures are in Bengaluru, 12 in Belagavi, nine in Ballary, 29 in Bidar, 43 in Vijayapura, one in Chikkamagalur, one in Davanagere, 23 in Dharwad, 31 in Kalaburagi, two in Kolar, two in Mandya, one in Mysuru, two in Uttara Kannada, 26 in Raichur, five in Shivamogga and three at Tumkur.

The statement given by BJP MLA Abhaya Patila that a mosque was built on the temple at Ramadeva Galli of Belagavi has created further tension between the two communities. Patila said that all the local Hindus of Belagavi feel that this mosque should be converted back to the temple.