Attempts by some people to create a third peetha in Jamkhandi, a religious centre for the State’s Panchamsali Lingayats, seem to have ruffled some feathers among the community. The two current peethas are in Kudalasangama and Harihar.
Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjay Swami, seer of the Panchamasali Peetha at Kudalasangama, has accused Minister Murugesh Nirani of trying to divide the community, to achieve his personal political ambitions.
Mr. Nirani dreams of becoming the Chief Minister. That is why he is dividing the community by creating the third peetha, the seer said in a recent media conference in Bengaluru.
