Bhat is a prominent Hindutva activist who runs a chain of educational institutions & heads other organisations, largely based in Dakshina Kannada district.
Excise minister’s comments have fuelled an already raging controversy over Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's statement that there was no need to go to war with Pakistan.
Row has sparked fresh trouble for Siddaramaiah govt at a time when dissatisfaction is brewing among Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Brahmins over purportedly leaked findings from caste survey.
Karnataka CM is said to have released report after Rahul Gandhi's 'unstated snub'. A special cabinet meeting is scheduled 17 April to discuss in detail the survey's findings.
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