JOIN USHe was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the felicitation programme organised by the Civilian Reception Committee to honour Bela Shoka Matha Church priest Basil Vas at the Town Hall here on Saturday.
He said that the unity and harmony can be preserved through spiritual harmony. “If we have willpower, we can work beyond our capacity. Spiritual leaders of all religions, have the major responsibility to unite the society. The ‘Sanathana Hindu’ culture does not separate anyone based on religion,” he added.
Committee Working President S Jagannatha Shetty presided. Karnataka Assembly Opposition Chief Whip K Abhayachandra Jain, Karnataka Minority Development Corporation Chairman N B Aboobakker, Kerala Tulu Academy Chairman Dr P Venkataraja Puninchithaya, Parthisubba Yakshagana Kala Kshetra President Shankara Rai Master, Mappilappat Study and Research Centre President Aziz Thaineri, Karnataka State Kannada Sahitya Parishat former President Harikrishna Punarooru and others were present.