Meanwhile, a controversy has erupted after it came to light that a contract to supply bananas to Ananthapadmanabha temple in Kudupu on the outskirts of Mangaluru city was awarded to a Muslim trader last year. The temple authorities had given a contract to the lowest bidder to supply bananas on a regular basis needed for various sevas in the temple for a period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Realising lately that the contract was given to the Muslim trader, right-wing Hindu organisations came out in protest.

In other news, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced Rs 5 lakh each as compensation to the families of the deceased in Belagavi-Gokak road accident. Seven people were killed and four others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in toppled off a bridge in Karnataka’s Belagavi district on Sunday.
According to the police, the accident took place on Belagavi-Gokak road. All of the deceased worked as labourers and were heading to their workplace in a Trax Cruiser.