Hundreds of leaders took part in the rally.
Mysuru: The JD(S) leaders and party workers from Mandya and Mysuru, led by Sa Ra Mahesh, took out Dharmasthala Chalo rally, in around 500 vehicles from Mysuru, on Monday morning.
The rally started after a puja at the Ganesha temple near Sa Ra Choultry, in Dattagalli, at around 6 am.
Hundreds of people from H D Kote, Periyapatna, T Narsipura and Mandya took part in the rally.
Sa Ra Mahesh alleged that vested interests have been unnecessarily maligning the popular religious site Dharmasthala.
"They've been targeting the Hindu religion. The government has already constituted SIT and a probe is on. The truth will come out soon and it will be a victory for truth," he said.
He was speaking after launching the rally comprising hundreds of cars.
"The public and a few politicians used to choose Dharmasthala to take an oath for truth test. Dharmasthala has a history and significance of its own. It has involved in many social activities. Dharmasthala and it's trustee will come out clean from the allegations," he added.
HD Kote JD(S) leader Krishna Nayaka, MLC C N Manjegowda and hundreds of leaders took part in the rally.