Accusing Sri Ram Sene State president Siddalinga Swami of spreading communal hatred, members of a Joint Action Committee demanded that the swami be externed.
The Joint Action Committee, a consortium of various organisations, including Tameer-e-Milat, Popular Front of India, All India Imams Council, Karnataka Muslim Political Forum, Human Aid Association, Know Your Rights, Bahmani Foundation and Naya Savera Sanghatan, submitted a memorandum to the district administration demanding that the swami be externed from the State and sought action against the seer for what they said spreading communal hatred.
In their memorandum, the activists said that more than 20 complaints have been filed against the swami in police stations in Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts stating that he hurt the sentiments of minorities and created differences among religions and castes.
