Senior Kannada writer Kum. Veerabhadrappa (Kumvee), who recently spoke against communal divisiveness and hatred in Karnataka at an event in Bengaluru, has received a death threat via an anonymous two-page letter post delivered at his residence.
The letter not only threatens Kumvee, but 61 writers, artists and activists who recently signed an open letter to the Chief Minister expressing concern over rising communal tension in Karnataka, and former Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and H. D. Kumaraswamy who have been criticising the BJP and Hindutva organisations over the same issue.
The letter says the 61 writers, Kumvee and the two former CMs have been criticising Hindus and taking the side of Muslims, calls them ‘anti-nationals’, ‘traitors to their religion’ and asks them to ‘prepare for their death which may come in any form shortly’. The letter is signed as ‘Sahishnu Hindu’ (tolerant Hindu). The envelope in which the letter came has a seal from Bhadravati in Shivamogga district, Kumvee said.
