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Janardhan Poojary says CM called him and agreed to inaugurate it
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the Mangaluru Dasara to be held at the Gokarnanatheshwara temple in Kudroli here between October 10 and 19, said senior Congress leader and long-time associate of the temple B. Janardhan Poojary here on Sunday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Poojary said that Mr. Kumaraswamy called him on Saturday and agreed to inaugurate the 10-day long festival.
Mr. Poojary said: “He has asked me to give him the date he should come on for the inauguration.”
Mr. Poojary said that he will shortly call Mr. Kumaraswamy and fix the date.
On whether he was inviting Congress president Rahul Gandhi for the festival, Mr. Poojary said that he was yet to give a thought to it. Meanwhile, Minister in-charge for Dakshina Kannada U.T. Khader told reporters that he will shortly call a meeting of officials to review preparations for Mangaluru Dasara. The State government will provide grants, if needed, for the festival.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/mangaluru-dasara-from-oct-10/article25024423.ece
