The heartbreaking image surfaced online soon after radical Muslim mobs ran a rampage in Mandya and pelted stones at the idol of Lord Ganesha during the immersion ceremony on Wednesday (11th September) night.
Some Hindu youths were taking out a procession for the immersion of the Bhagwan Ganesh idol in Badarikoppalu village. When the procession was about to cross a dargah on Mysuru Road, people from the Muslim community came and started a heated argument with the Hindu devotees. Following the altercation, members of the Muslim community allegedly pelted stones at the Ganesh idol and displayed lethal weapons.
The Bajrang Dal has reportedly announced that the Hanuman Dhwaj campaign in Mandya will begin on Friday. Earlier, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) declared that the saffron flag campaign would be carried out across the state, with flags being hoisted atop all houses.
Muskan Khan has left for Saudi Arabia on a religious trip with her family on April 25. The controversial hijab protestor and her family are scheduled to visit Mecca on May 18, as per reports.
A new controversy has erupted in Karnataka's Mandya over sanctioning an illegal Muslim cemetery in Hosa Budhanoor village despite the absence of any Muslim population in the surrounding villages.