Govt has no business giving Lingayats religion tag: Ex-judge
Slamming Karnataka government for agreeing to send to Centre the recommendation to grant religious minority status to Lingayats, former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde said the government has no business recognising communities as religions. Questioning where will politics stop dividing the common man, Hegde added, "Will you divide (Karnataka Chief Minister) Siddaramaiah to Sidda and Ramaiah?" 