Mysore/Mysuru, April 21 -- Shankar Bidari at Basava Jayanti valedictory in city

Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha State President and retired IPS Officer Shankar Bidari called 12th century social reformer Basavanna as a personality, who belongs to the whole mankind.

Addressing the gathering during the valedictory of Basava Jayanti-2026 celebrations organised under the concept Namma Basavanna Samskruthika Nayaka by Basava Balagagala Okkuta, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha, Veerashaiva Lingayat Associations and Organisations and the District Administration at Kalamandira in the city yesterday, Bidari said, 'it is sheer foolishness to believe that Basavanna belongs to Lingayats only. He belongs to all.'

Explainin...