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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Continued apathy may force sangha to demand statehood: Pandurang Patil

Taking exception to the delay in addressing concerns over regional imbalance, the former Mayor Pandurang Patil has said that Karnataka Vidyavardhak Sangha (KVS), which spearheaded the unification movement, may be forced to raise the voice for bifurcation of the State, if apathy towards North Karnataka continues.

He was speaking at an interaction with members of the sangha and media persons organised as part of the Media Day programme by the sangha in Dharwad on Monday.

Tracing the history of the sangha, which has been in existence for 133 years now, Dr. Patil said that the sangha has always been the epicentre of movements initiated for protection and promotion of Kannada, Kannadigas and Kannada land.

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