Mangalore : The Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike arranged at function at the  St Aloysius College Auditorium on June 9, Sunday to thank the voters for defeating the BJP in the recent elections. An interactive session with newly elected MLAs as well as new ministers, was arranged on the occasion.

Presiding over the function, Gowri Lankesh, Editor of Gowri Lankesh Patrike, said  communalism  has been struck a blow with the defeat of the BJP in the elections. She also recalled the events which  led to the formation of the Komu Sauharda Vedike.

District Minister and State Minister for Forest and Ecology Ramanatha Rai made it clear that the Congress government will not tolerate  communalism.

Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty, Mangalore South MLA  JR Lobo, Udupi District Minister Vinaykumar Sorake, Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes and others attended the function and answered various queries of the public.

Prof. V Phaniraj of Komu Sauharda Vedike, Venkataswamy and others were present.