Iftar row: Sri Rama Sene protests against Pejawar seer
They shouted slogans against the seer for serving food to Muslims and allowing them to offer prayers in the Math premises.
Belagavi: Several leaders and activists of Sri Rama Sene staged a protest in this border city on Monday against Iftar hosted by Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Math in Udupi last month.
Notwithstanding a clarification issued by the seer, these leaders and activists, wearing black bands, staged at protest at Dharmaveer Sambhaji Chowk, today. They shouted slogans against the seer for serving food to Muslims and allowing them to offer prayers in the Math premises. They alleged that the seer's decision to host Iftar has hurt the sentiments of Hindus. Promoting members of a community which indulged in stone-throwing on soldiers on the border and bursting crackers in favour of Pakistan was against nation's interests, the protesters said.
The head of Pejawar Mutt, who worked for decades to strengthen Hindu religion and constituted the backbone of Hindus should never have committed such a mistake, they said.
On Sunday, the seer remained firm on his stand saying “Those who are opposing the Iftar do not know the Shastras well enough. How has this (Iftar) harmed Dharma? I am not affected by the protest.” His statement came on a day when Pramod Muthalik, president of Sri Rama Sene, led a protest along with members of various Hindu organizations in Bengaluru. A similar protest was witnessed in Udupi with members of Sri Rama Sene and Hindu Jana Jagruthi Samithi demanding cleansing of Sri Krishna temple.