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Mid-day meal programme in Karnataka to be named after �Walking God� of Siddaganga Mutt


Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, April 01, 2022: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced that mid-day meal programme will be named after Late Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt and April 1 will be celebrated throughout the state as ’Dasoha Dina’ (Commensality day)."We have decided to celebrate April 1 as the Dasoha Dina. Similarly, we have decided to name the mid-day meal programme after Shivakumara Swamiji," Bommai said during the 115th birth anniversary celebration at the Siddaganga Mutt, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

 

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Siddaganga Mutt is a prominent Lingayat mutt in Tumakuru district and the late Swamiji is highly revered in the state. Bommai said the decision was taken considering the immense contribution of the late pontiff of the Siddaganga Mutt in the areas of offering free food, education and shelter.

"We will work to redress the plight of the people. We will work to seek your blessings. We will seek your love and affection by serving the poor, weaker sections, women and children," Bommai said.

Shivakumara Swamiji, who passed at the age of 111 in 2019, was referred to as ’Walking God’, and had turned his Ashram into a mega-educational institution for a large number of students from weaker sections.

Bommai said, "The 88 years of service towards mankind through the mutt by Shivakumara Swamiji is a record as no other seer in the country has served society for such a long period. It is a matter of pride for all of us. That is why he was revered as the ’Walking God’. He is the real God who dedicated his life to provide food, education and shelter for the weaker sections. He is still alive among us and inspiring us."


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