The issue of a separate religion status for Lingayats came to the fore again after nearly a decade on Sunday, with several leaders raising it even as sharp differences in the community were also visible.
The demand at the valedictory function of the Basava Samskruthi Abhiyan, organised by Lingayat Matadeeshara Okkoota, has come at a time when Veerashaivas and Lingayats are seeking a separate religion under the ‘others’ column in the Social and Educational Survey but under different nomenclature, which has caused confusion and division in the community.
The issue comes to
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