Bengaluru: Pontiffs of the five core Veerashaiva mutts, religious, political leaders, members of Lingayat, Veerashaiva communities have decided to urge Karnataka state and Union governments to recognize Lingayats and Veerashaiva communities as separate independent religions. In the new move, both Lingayats and Veerashaiva communities have decided in the convention to identify themselves as separate religions.
In a massive convention held in Bengaluru on Thursday, the members of both fractions, Lingayats and Veerashaiva have decided to change their names as Lingayat Mahasabha and Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Maha Sabha.
(Agencies)
