“We are committed to working towards realising the dream of Basavanna and other sharanas,”‘ Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said at Muddebihal in Vijayapura district on Friday.
“I am a follower of Basavanna and other sharanas. I strong believe in their ideology of an equal society without discrimination. The sharanas changed the world in many ways. They fought against blind beliefs, regressive rituals, social evils, and discrimination based on caste, class, and gender. They spread the ideology through their vachanas and practised what they preached. That is why I am their follower,” he said.
“The State government declaring Basavanna as the cultural ambassador of Karnataka was neither hypocritical nor a political move. It was done because we believe in the ideals preached by them [sharanas],’‘ he said.
