Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami, who has announced his contest as independent candidate against Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, on Friday claimed that the Union Minister is trying to indulge in character assassination and use his (swamiji’s) followers against him to dissuade him from contesting.
Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Friday, Dingaleshwar Swami said that while the Union Minister has not issued any direct threat, he is using the mutt’s followers against him.
The Minister has got some of his followers to hold a press conference against him contesting the elections, he said and added that Mr. Joshi is employing the same tactics which he employed to weaken leaders of other communities.
