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Manipal: Kota Srinivas Poojary Clarifies to CM over Temple Pooja Controversy

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Published Date: 23 Jul, 2012 (12:41 AM)

Report by Michael Rodrigues
Team Mangalorean Udupi

Manipal: Karnataka State is reeling under drought at different places. Agricultural Department is trying to provide seeds necessary for agriculture to the farmers. Village Panchayath is helping for irrigation's facilities. Revenue Department is availing relief to the victims. Likewise Mujarai Department has also been directed to start prayers in the temple by us. What's wrong with it ?

This was the explanation given by Srinivas Poojary, Minister for Mujarai, while speaking with media persons on Sunday July 22, 2012 after inaugurating his news office at Rajathadri ,Manipal.

It is at this point of time, Jagadish Shetter, new CM phoned up the Minister and asked his explanation over his statement that appeared in the Press and became a bone of contention between the opposition leaders.

Answering the call, Poojary said, "Let this matter come for discussion in the Assembly, I will answer it. Nothing has happened ,as the opposition is crying about. Mujarai Department has not sanctioned not even single rupee, forget 17 crores. The respective temples are looking after the expenses themselves. Temples may utilize money in the 'Hundi' for this. Thinking that this must be an extravaganza, a maxim Rs. 5,000/- has been made to be the ceiling", he replied.

"Fighting drought in the state, all other departments are doing their own arrangements as per their might ; Mujarai Department is also doing the same. Under Mujarai, temples observe rituals such as Pooja, Homa. Likewise it has been instructed to do the rituals in the temples, that is all", replied the Minister Poojary in reply to the CM over the phone.

17 crores used for offering Pooja could have been used for mitigating drought itself, being the statement from opposition, Srinivas Poojary, Minister for Mujarai in his inimitable style replied "Pooja is also offered for mitigating drought (Baragala)", that is his timely sense of humour well timed !

Deputy commissioner of Udupi District Dr. M T Reju, Additional DC Kumar, Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, Kaup MLA Lalaji R Mendon, Udupi zilla panchayath CEO Prabhakar Sharma, Udupi zilla panchayath president Katapday Shanker Poojary, Udupi district BJP Chief Uday Kumar Shetty, Udupi Taluk Panchayath president Devadaas Hebbar, BJP leaders Somsehkar Bhat, Gujjady Prabhakar Nayak, Upendra Nayak and others were present on the occasion

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P.Tauro, India

Jul 24, 2012

Shows the character of our politicians. Say one thing today and say another thing tomorrow. If the minister thinks that by praying it will rain, he can ask all people, especially the politicians and the government staff, to stop work for one day and pray in the open instead of asking the temples to spend only Rs.5000/- on poojas( ofcourse, this is a revised version of his earlier statement on spending 17 crores!!)

Alwyn, Canada

Jul 23, 2012

Please use the money wisely to meet farmers need rather poojari's in the temmples. Helping the poor is equalls to offering money for poojas in the temple. Go help the needy rather asking the bhatta's make pooja and give RS.5000 which will be used to eat payasam, rasam, laddus and idlies by these bhattas. please help the farmers of these RS18 crores who will produce more agricultural product to the market as well as good for the economy rather donating RS18 crores to temples, chuchres or Mosques. People has to be motivated to do the farming with kind of incentives from govt. One thing is sure farmers are motivated and greatly appreciated with electricity for the pumpsets are waived by BJP govt which is very good the same way if BJP can further help towards farmers will for sure have a great impact and more farmers like to do the farming rather going to middleeast for little money where Arabs get rich with our hard work and Indian poor workers get poorer. Please help the farmers and will see a better result. God Bless all.

Ashok, India	Jul 23, 2012
To pray for rain money is required?. If temples ,churches and mosque really pray to God money is not required. Just sit at home or go to temple pray and come back . That is real prayer.here money is involved it becomes a commercial prayer God will not listen.Prayer is prayer. Business and show off is different.

Ram Bhat, India	Jul 23, 2012
Poor fellow, new to the chair ,dont know what to do, and what to say,confused, so what elce simply drifted with a sanction of 17 crores as though the fund is from his ancestral home.The beginning of the Loot.





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