Mandya (Karnataka), Dec 22 (PTI) A controversy erupted on Sunday at the 87th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Kannada Literature Conclave) in Mandya after progressive groups distributed non-vegetarian food, sources said.

The progressive groups had demanded that non-veg food should be served during the Sammelana.

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But like every year, this time too, vegetarian food was provided, which the progressives did not like.

On Sunday, the last day of the Conclave, non-veg food was distributed by the members of progressive groups, sources said. A video of it has also gone viral.

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The non-veg food was placed next to the vegetarian food. As the police learnt about it, they confiscated the food. This led to an argument between police and those serving non-veg food, that resulted in a commotion, sources added.

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