<p>Efforts to persuade the 46-year-old Muthalik, who stirred a controversy in January with an attack on pub goers in Mangalore by his activists, to take some food have failed since he started his "fast" last night, Jail Superintendent P Mallesh said, adding a doctor has been deputed to monitor his health condition.<br /><br />A court in Mysore had remanded the right wing leader to judicial custody till August seven and the authorities shifted him to Bellary jail yesterday due to security reasons.<br /><br />The Sene leader was arrested here on Friday for allegedly making speeches hurting sentiments of a particular community during the Mysore communal clashes in the first week of June which left three persons dead.<br /><br />On June two, communal clashes broke out in Mysore over the alleged defiling of a madrassa.<br /><br />Muthalik had alleged that there was "a conspiracy to throw in jail all those who spoke for Hindus.<br /><br />"As a protest against this, I will go on hunger strike unto death in jail," he had said.<br />The court will tomorrow hear the bail application moved by Muthalik.</p>
<p>Efforts to persuade the 46-year-old Muthalik, who stirred a controversy in January with an attack on pub goers in Mangalore by his activists, to take some food have failed since he started his "fast" last night, Jail Superintendent P Mallesh said, adding a doctor has been deputed to monitor his health condition.<br /><br />A court in Mysore had remanded the right wing leader to judicial custody till August seven and the authorities shifted him to Bellary jail yesterday due to security reasons.<br /><br />The Sene leader was arrested here on Friday for allegedly making speeches hurting sentiments of a particular community during the Mysore communal clashes in the first week of June which left three persons dead.<br /><br />On June two, communal clashes broke out in Mysore over the alleged defiling of a madrassa.<br /><br />Muthalik had alleged that there was "a conspiracy to throw in jail all those who spoke for Hindus.<br /><br />"As a protest against this, I will go on hunger strike unto death in jail," he had said.<br />The court will tomorrow hear the bail application moved by Muthalik.</p>
