Bengaluru: A delegation of Veerashaiva Mutt pontiffs issued a stern warning to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday that the Congress would have to “face the wrath of society” if the proposal to grant ‘religious minority’ status on Lingayats is accepted.
Led by Seers representing the Kashi and Ujjini mutts — two of the five holy pantheons — about 50 pontiffs met Siddharamaiah at his home office ‘Krishna’ and gave him a petition. They urged the CM to recognise ‘Veerashaiva-Lingayat’ as a religion instead if at all the government intended to provide benefits to the community.
