Controversial statement from district MP Anant Kumar on Islam and Muslims

February 29, 2016 | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal/Sirsi: Anant Kumar Dattatreya Hegde, the BJP Lok Sabha member from Uttar Kannada (Canara) constituency has allegedly uttered a very controversial statement on Islam and Muslims. Speaking at a media meet in Sirsi on Sunday, Hegde reportedly said that as long as Islam remained, terrorism could not be uprooted in the world. He accused that a section of the media and intellectuals supported terrorism. The incidents at the JNU bore witness to it. Continuing further, he is said to have squarely named Bhatkal in Uttar Kannada and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh as being hubs of terrorism. He also reportedly sought action against the sections of the media which glorified terrorism. BJP district spokesperson Nagaraj Joshi, secretary Shrikant Naik and zilla panchayat member Usha Hegde were present at the media meet. With inputs from Agencies.