Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) The Kannada Sahitya Parishat President, Mahesh Joshi acknowledged on Saturday that he can be boycotting Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s programme organised within the nationwide capital by Delhi Karnataka Sangha.
Modi is inaugurating a two-day occasion on February 25 to mark seventy fifth anniversary of Delhi Karnataka Sangha. Mahesh Joshi has acknowledged that he’s not given acceptable respect and honour within the programme by the President of Delhi Karnataka Sangha, C.M. Nagaraju.
The programme is organised on the premise of Prime Minister Modi`s `Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat` theme. The programme has been named as `Baarisu Kannada Dimdimava` cultural fest to focus on tradition, custom and historical past of Karnataka.
Union Minister for Culture G. Kishan Reddy, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji of Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji from Suttur Mutt, Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt, Nanjavadhoota Swamiji of Spatikapura Mutt and Royal scion from Mysuru Yaduveer Wadiyar will even take part within the programme.
The organisers expect 3,000 Kannadigas settled in New Delhi and north India to attend the programme. More than 1,000 artistes have been invited from all districts of Karnataka for the celebrations organised on February 25 and 26.
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