Mangalore : Renowned writer and thinker, G. K. Govinda Rao said that the people supporting the Made Madasnana practice will destroy the democratic system.

He was speaking at a seminar titled Made Snana, Belief, Practice, and Opposition jointly organized by DYFI, DSS, and other organizations at University College auditorium.

Further he said that Anna Hazare is a deceitful Mahatma created by the nation’s middle class and the media. He also criticized Anna Hazare and said that he is a deceitful Mahatma created by the combined efforts of the country’s middle class and the media.

Anna Hazare is becoming the hero of middle class people who participate in his rallies and shout slogans attacking Congress party. But he is least bother about the corruption taking place in Gujarath and Karnataka, he said.

He also said that Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt and Dr. V. S. Acharya, the minister for higher education are supporting this inhuman practice, by saying that ours is a democratic country, hence beliefs should be evaluated to see if they have a positive impact on society.

Shivaram Shetty, the coordinator of the Kanaka Study Chair in Mangalore University, said there is need to understand the cultural politics behind such rituals, because the people who consider the ritual as a symbol of cultural supremacy make an attempt to have a attack on the Hindu religion.

K. S. Shivaramu, the president of the Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagruthi Vedike, said that the practice of making seating Brahmins sit separately in temple dining halls is the root cause of this Made Snana, hence this must be stopped.

Referring Dr. V. S. Acharya a disease to society, he said that Acharya has to resign from his post since he has no moral rights to continue in such a position and is also unfit to be a medical doctor.

DSS leader Anand, Dalit Voice editor  V. T. Rajashekar, Muneer Katipalla, the district convener of the DYFI and Jeevan Kuthar, the state secretary of the SFI were also present.