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CM Siddaramaiah favours appointing Dalit priests in temples

  •   Sun, Oct 15 2017 11:20:38 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 15 (PTI): Taking a cue from neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spoke in favour of appointing Dalit priests at temples in the state.

"No opposition to appoint Dalits as priests at Muzrai (Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments) temples in Karnataka as done in Kerala. We will do it," Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying in Mysuru.

In Karnataka there were about 35,000 temples under the department, a statement from Chief Minister's Office said.

In a landmark step, 36 non-Brahmins, including six Dalits, were recently recommended for appointment in various temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board in Kerala.

The Board manages at least 1,248 shrines including the famous Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala.

The CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala had termed the appointment as a "silent revolution".
  

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  • balaji, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Dalit priest for Temples ok good move.. but why only temple ... why not CM Post ????????

    When CM Seat comes no Dalit or no Minority ?

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  • Thomas Cutinho, Mangalore/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Great.... No more untouchable and slavery policy in Karnataka..

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Secure one such temple for you too Siddanna.... After next election "Naukri Bhagya" is guaranteed for you for sure!!!

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  • Eric C, Mangalore/Amsterdam

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Slow clap. Congress is yet to appoint a dalit CM. I guess this is simpler than meddling in religious affairs of a community

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  • Dhanish, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Do not read anti-Hindu/Muslim/Christian posts that come on Whatsapp/Facebook/or any other social media, share them not at all. Delete such posts the minute they appear. You have at least one Hindu or Muslim friend. Take care of that friendship. Don't get into fights over religion. If religious riots happen we will loose our very homes. Remember creators of such inflaming anti-religious messages are neither Hindus nor Muslims. India's weakness is religion. On basis of religion we are instigated and then we start fighting amongst ourselves. Guess who benefits from this ! Local and international political powers. Forward this message definitely at full speed to your friend of other religion... becoz more than religion a friends group gives peace and happiness.

    -Dhananjay Jadhav
    Police Superintendent Cyber Cell & Financial Crimes.

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Dhananjay Jadhav should arrest and book siddaramayya for intentionally trying to create a rift in the society .. this is the first thing for him to do before advising civilians.

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  • Krishna, Karkala

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Siddanna,
    Please advertise for a post Dalit Priest.
    See, how many will apply.
    Poor priest are earning meager amounts struggling to survive.
    There are few rich priests in some big temples.
    Vast majority of the priests are poor.
    The current generation No one wants to peruse career as a priest.
    Dalit with advantage of reservation would be the last person to take up Priest's job.
    If you think Priest's job is so attractive please appoint your Politicians colleagues as the Priest.
    BJP members should thank for your wonderful ideas of making Dalit priests

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    My kind request to the Karnataka and Indian govt. take out the caste/religion/gothra etc columns from the any type of applications and appoint/recruit people on merit.....

    if not these low and high caste problems will never solve in India......


    How many are ready for this cause????

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    I feel Siddanna is going too far. Mission impossible.
    Class & cast barriers or differences is deep rooted in peoples blood and the situation will never improve unless people enlighten them selves.
    Even Yeddurappa had the courtsy towards such cause just for political stunt.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    BETTER PEOPLE SHOULD APPOINT NIDDERAMAYYA AS A PRIEST...... AFTER COMING ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS HE IS NOTHING TO DO...SO BETTER TO WORK AS A PRIEST.......

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  • D.Shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    These politicians already destroyed our country and don't want to let even the religious places...Why don't they have reservation in appointment of Pilot and appoint dalit pilot for their personal travel..

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  • Prashant Karkera, Hejamady/Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    very good move by CM, something i agree for the first time, need of the hour is to put an end to PUROHIT SHAAHI, please also stop discrimination in temples, as Brahmins are given preference and the rest are treated like 2nd grade citizens, we the people who donate money to temples and give dakshina to priests.

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Who will teach dalits to become priests? They have to learn how to perform puja and recite the holy scriptures first, before becoming temple priests. Would the temples department begin the equivalent of "madrasas"?
    Once dalits have learned all this, there should be no objection to becoming temple priests as they do in the christian faith. There are no second-class christian priests or, for that matter, among Christians themselves (perhaps?).

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Our honorable president of india is a dalit then what is wrong in appointing dalits as priest.

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  • Dhanish, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Siddhanna
    Why you think of appointing only Dalits in Temples? Why don't you think OUT of the BOX?
    We All are Indians. So If any person who is qualified for that position should be appointed irrespective of RELIGION and Caste in ALL HOLY PLACES I mean Temples, Churches, Mosques and Gurudwars.
    Then it will be Real Acche Din!

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  • sampath, India

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Yes , Please as further progressive steps please appoint Dalits in Church and Mosques as priests....This will destroy not only caste barrier but also Religion barrier.

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  • Alam, Bkl/Dxb

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Fyi. Dalits are only in Hinduism, Chirtian & Muslims don't have this caste systems. All are equal in the eyes of the GOD.

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  • sampath, India

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    No , no one should oppose dalits as priest irrespective of religion ....in a secular country all should accept it....

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  • JAGDISH, mumbai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Good Joke..Apne gireban me thoda jhanke deklena Bhai.

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    appoint new life priest in cathloic church lets see the magic .

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Most welcome move...,

    Dharma Sansad must take note of this.., as they have an agenda to discucss to bring equality among Hindu community...,

    sub kuch vote keliye..., & ullu banaawing..., let us wait & see...,

    By the way Hindu's are not leased to any political party..., Only secular thinking Hindus can protect Hinduism...,

    jh
    jai hind...,

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  • Mohandas Kumar, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Very good move, jaathi yavudadare yenu Pooje maduva archaka olleyavanagirabeku

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  • Charan Amin, Mlore/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Cannot think beyond Hindu Temples, priest's, Dalits, minorities. First appoint well qualified teachers in all the Gvt schools for the vacant positions, appoint sufficient number of police personal in all the police stations, regularise the service of guest lecturers in Universities, gvt colleges, recruit good number of nurses, doctors in Gvt hospitals, modernise the RTO offices and take back the same old question papers used for the exams to get LLR. City corporation office staffs who are working there for years, make their serVice permanent. You did not build any temple to make recruitment. Build your own Gvt temple and appoint whoever you want....

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Dear Charan Amin, Mlore/Dubai,

    Tell the chaaiwaala to stop site seeing trips worldwide and appoint vacant positions in the Banks, Railways and in I.T's, Passport Offices, Port Offices, Air Ports and remove all Z AND Z PLUS SECURITY TO M.P'S.

    WHY THE BUSINESS MAN BABA RAMDEV HAS Z PLUS SECURITY. CAN'T HE AFFORD FROM HIS BUSINESS?

    STOP BEATING THE DRUMS

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  • Vinayak Prabhu, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Start reservation for Brahmins...we are jobless now

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    No castes to God.He treat all equal because all are His creation

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    We can expect upliftment of dalits and other social backward classes in Sidhu regime

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    35,000 temples, from where did you get it?
    Government did not build even a single temple...
    Instead you notify existing temples and declare it as a mujarai temple. How clever.

    First build 35,000 temples on your government money and then talk about recruitment..

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    ALL WILL PRAY IN TEMPLE, CHURCH, MOSQUE AND EAT IN INDIRA CANTEEN.

    THANKS TO HONORABLE SIDDHARAMAIAH THE ANNADAATHA.

    DEFINITELY, SOMEONE WILL SELL CHAAI, CHAAI, IN AND AROUND INDIRA CANTEEN FOR SURVIVAL.

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  • Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Good move. I appreciate it.

    I follow Iskcon. Here to become a "Prabhu" or priest as it is called, you can hail from any sections of the society, any caste, any creed for that matter any religion. Beautiful isn't it.

    There are few regulative principles one must follow, go through rigorous training for 3-5 years and then you get qualified as "Prabhu".

    It must be noted that, if the above is religiously followed, then great. We do not want priests who offer prayers and theertha in the morning and offer themselves Alcohol and other Taamsic feasts in the evening. If it can be regulated by a higher body, great. Otherwise, a disaster.

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  • Abdul Narayan D'Souza, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    By the way, what exactly does a priest do? Basically nothing. At the end of the day, a priest has to mutter some gibberish, wave the harivana with lit camphor for few minutes everyday and then keep distributing tirtha/gandha/prasada the rest of the time. (And sorry to break the life-long held beliefs of many people, they do not have any special hot line to talk to God on priority basis).

    Mr. CM, I have a better suggestion. Why just make priesthood caste-neutral? Why not go a step further and make it religion-neutral? Then you can appoint Kazi’s, Maulvi’s, Father’s, Nun’s, Rabi’s, etc as priest in Hindu temples. SIMPLE. Once you do that, then the mosques and church’s in the state will be forced to consider Hindu’s for their religious appointments.

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  • Krishna Dasa, Udupi,

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Applicant from all casts should be equally represented for Priest & management positions in Temples. Every prospective candidate for Priest should be well trained and should have minimum college education like Christian priests, Persons with equal knowledge in Indian constitution, Holy Gita, Bible & Koran should be encouraged to apply. God does not need money or wealth because everything is given by God. All temple earnings, property and wealth should be distributed among poor, disabled and most needy people.

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  • Abdul Narayan D'Souza, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    You do realise that there is NO SCIENCE behind all the rubbish that a priest does sitting in a temple!!

    So what training and what education are you talking about? Do you think a person who has BA & LLB qualification would do a better pooja than, say a 10th pass priest? No matter who does a puja, it does not make an iota of a difference to anyone else. So why bother with all this qualification in constitution and holy scriptures?

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  • Krishna Dasa, Udupi,

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Mr. A.N. D'Souza,
    Hindu Priest also tells Hari Kathe, Explains moral behind Holy Gita, Ramayana, Maha Baratha, Veda and all moral and ethical Scriptures to common man in simplified way, He provides counseling and directs needy persons towards social services and free meals. So Good education is very importance to Hindu Priest. An educated Hindu Priest will help the society to eradicate social evils like child marriage, Devdasi system, Dowry system, mis management of temple funds, coruption and gender discrimination Etc,.So College education is very important to Hindu Priest.

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  • Paul, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    What Siddu Anna... You are the best CM of Karnataka.
    Jai karnataka,
    Jai Bharath

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Wash DC.

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Sidda,

    Nice...go ahead....first appoint a Dalit CM then appoint a dalit purohit/priest....start CET exams for Purohit schools,,, same like Medical and Engineering colleges...with 70% reservation for dalits....fantastic work....everybody Salute to Sidda...

    ...JH...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Now Brahmins will Boycott ...

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  • Mahesh, Uppala

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    Anyway, he doesn't require Brahmin votes and doesn't care about them.

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  • leslie, udupi

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    With due respect to the current religious practices....
    I feel this matter needs to be dealt humanly...
    Current priests are not well off...
    They are struggling with their own affairs...
    Why bring a change and make Sajjige Bajil???
    Life has lived peacefully with life so far...
    Why bring life against life???
    Let the norms continue...

    I will say the same for the cow theory...

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  • Karthik Karkera, Maryhill Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 16 2017

    It's okay to appoint any Hindu as temple priest provided he follows the way of life expected from the priest, he should not consume non veg, alcohol, should learn Sanskrit, and learn to perform all the rituals.

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  • Ahmed K. C., Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 15 2017

    This is it. Real acche din.
    What about elites ?

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 15 2017

    4 years back Janardhan Poojary requested Siddaramiah to appoint Dalit priests in Kudoli temple during the innugration of Mangalore Dasara, He ignored it. Now if he appoints a dalit preist it will be called as a election gimmick.

    Lord Krishna has said......
    Karmanye Vadhikaraste, Ma phaleshou kada chana – You have the right to perform your actions, but you are not entitled to the fruits of the actions.

    Ma Karma Phala Hetur Bhurmatey Sangostva Akarmani – Do not let the fruit be the purpose of your actions, and therefore you won’t be attached to not doing your duty.

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  • Vinod.raj, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 15 2017

    RSS-Brahman declared war on Kerala government specially against CM Pinaraya Vijayan.... reliable sources says.. though RSS-Brahmans says aggressive protest in Kerala for attack on BJP workers, real fact is RSS-Brahmans are desperate, anger & lost mental balance since CM Pinaraya Vijyan made a historical decision by appointed Dalit priests in the temple...., every temple"s are occupied by Brahman priests from which earning countless money which now goes to Dalit community whom RSS-Brahmans hate much..

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sun, Oct 15 2017

    Dear minister,do you really think from Dalit priests anyone specially brahmins will reieve Prasadam?when your plan comes true,it will be a success to our Nation after so many years.Otherside other priests might be opposing because of their earning will be down. Lets wait and see.People nowitself are not sending their children to school where dalits children are.

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