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Lingayats hold protest in Delhi for independent religion
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Seers and members of Lingayat community held a protest on Wednesday at Jantar Mantar seeking independent status for Lingayat religion.
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Lingayat seer Siddalinga Swamiji passes away
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Gadag (Karnataka) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Lingayat community seer Siddalinga Swamiji of Tontadarya Mutt passed away in Karnataka's northwest Gadag region following a cardiac arrest.
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Identity politics: A defining trait of Karnataka polls
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The crucial May 12 Karnataka assembly election is being looked at as a game changer for the Congress across the country and as a gateway for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) into the south.
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Siddaramaiah unperturbed by PM's rally, says 'will have no impact'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May. 01 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three rallies in the poll-bound Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has no objection with his rallies, while adding that it would not have any impact on the people of the stat
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Rahul Gandhi visits Mysuru's Suttur Mutt
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], April 28 (ANI): Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi visited the Suttur Mutt in Mysuru on Friday evening.
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Siddaramaiah contesting from 2 seats out of fear of losing: Yeddyurappa
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Taking a jibe at his prime contender in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chose two seats to contest from, out of
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'Lingayats don't consider Yeddyurappa a leader anymore'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25 (ANI): The Rashtriya Basava Sena on Tuesday claimed that the Lingayat community in poll-bound Karnataka no longer sees former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa as a leader.
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We only bless politicians, don't influence voters: Siddaganga mutt (Lingay
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25 (ANI): At a time when the political temperature in Karnataka is soaring and the Lingayat issue is adding on to the heat, Siddalinga Swami, the junior pontiff of the influential Lingayat - Siddaganga mutt, clarified that "the mutt only blesses politi
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Efforts of Basaveshwara to uphold values of democracy are inspiration for
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the contribution of 12th-century Lingayat philosopher Basaveshwara at the event "Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Saath" in London.
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Siddaramaiah hails Basavanna as 'flag bearer of equality'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr. 18 (ANI): On the occasion of Basava Jayanti, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hailed the 12th-century Lingayat philosopher as a 'flag bearer of equality'.
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Basaveshwara not anybody's 'property': K'taka Home Min
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shobha Karandlaj for objecting the Congress party from honouring the 12th-century Lingayat philosopher Basaveshwara.
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After K'taka, Lingayats in Maharashtra demand minority status
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) [India] Apr 8 (ANI): The All India Lingayat Coordination Committee carried out a protest rally outside the Divisional Commissioner's office in Maharashtra's Aurangabad on Sunday demanding a constitutional recognition for Lingayat community.
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