Gonikoppa: Protests erupted across Kodagu district this noon in response to the preventive arrests of hundreds of Kodava community members, who were planning a peaceful rally against a dress code issue at Maha Mrithyunjaya Temple in Kattemad village. Traditional Kodava attire was denied entry, leading to the community’s frustration.
Members of the Kodava community blocked roads in several locations and staged protests against the Police actions, who took community members in buses to far-off places like Kushalnagar and Koodige and into the forest areas.
