Bhatkal: Jogi Samajh holds press conference against Prakash Raj's comment on Yogi Adityanth

05:46AM Tue 10 Oct, 2017

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 09 Oct 2017: Condemning the comments by prominent film actor Prakaj Raj on UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Nath Panth Jogi Samajh organized a press conference at a private hotel here. President of Jogi Samajh Dr. Keshav Koteshwar, termed UP cm to be a religious scholar as well as a politician, and said such comments are not appropriate to be made on religious scholars. He further added that Yogi Adityanath is a pious and simple person while recalling a recent incident from his visit to Mangaluru where the CM alleged slept on a bare bed displaying his simplicity. He also said Yogi Adityanath so far in his Political career has not availed any government facilities which further tell about his down to earth nature. Prakash Raj is being awarded the prestigious Shivram Karanth award. Speaking of this Keshav said, Shivram Karant was an atheist and did not believe in any god, yet he refrained himself against commenting about someone religion, hence Prakash Raj is not worthy of the award. He also admitted the Jogi sangh will protest against Prakash and will waive black flag to him during the awards. Prakash Raj had recently stirred a controversy after calling PM Modi and Yogi Adityanath better actors than him. Shivram Balgar, Ramesh and others were among present during the press conference.