Dharmasthala, Aug. 26 -- Hundreds of JD-S (Janata Dal - Secular) party workers, led by former Ministers S.R. Mahesh and C.S. Puttaraju, yesterday took out a car rally to Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala and extended their solidarity with Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, in the backdrop of stinging allegations against the shrine, infamous as 'Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case' being probed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

The rally was taken out in about 500 cars, under the slogan 'Dharmasthalada Para Naviddeve' (We Are With Dharmasthala).

Earlier in the day, Puttaraju-led JD(S) workers' team from Mandya, arrived in 150 cars at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) North Bank Canal. They later joined the party workers led by S.R. Mah...