Chief Minister Siddaramaiah used the occasion of Independence Day to issue a stern warning against those disturbing communal and social harmony. He warned that his government will not tolerate spreading false news on social media, disturbing social harmony, and acts in the name of moral policing and communal goondaism in Karnataka.
Delivering the Independence Day address at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru on August 15, the Chief Minister appealed to people of Karnataka, especially the youth, not to yield to provocation by vested interests, and to uphold the principle of harmonious life.
“We follow what Jnanpith awardee Kuvempu propagated in his poetry — Sarva Janangada Shantiya Thota (peaceful garden of all faiths),” he said.
