India News | Was Threatened on the Phone for Vising Temple, Says Former Mangaluru MLA
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former MLA and Congress leader from Mangaluru, Mohiuddin Bava, on Wednesday claimed that he had received a threatening phone call after he visited the Gurupura Ambika Annapoorneshwari temple.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): Former MLA and Congress leader from Mangaluru, Mohiuddin Bava, on Wednesday claimed that he had received a threatening phone call after he visited the Gurupura Ambika Annapoorneshwari temple.
Bava alleged that he received a call from one Anil from Mumbai who threatened him for visiting a Hindu temple, saying, "It's not the Nehru period; it is the Modi period. A beef-eater and Muslim should not visit the temple and make the temple unholy."
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The Congress leader filed a complaint with the Surathkal Police Station.
Bava had visited the temple on Sunday after he was invited by the temple priest for the "Kopparige" Pooja. (ANI)
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