Mangalore : The city units of Hindu activists such as Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organized a vehicle rally in the city in preparation for the Hindu Samajotsav to be scheduled at Nehru Maidan on Jan 2, 2011.
The rally was being organized by the Hanuman Shakti Jagaran Samithi.
The rally commenced at Urwa Market and moved through Lalbagh, Lady Hill, Kadri Kambala, Mallikatte, St. Agnes, Jyothi, Hampankatta, and dispersed near the DC’s office.
Sharan Pumpwell, the leader of the Bajrang Dal, said that the rally was organized to provide publicity for the Hindu Samajotsava. The organizers say that over 1 lakh Hindus are expected to participate in the mega Hindu event.