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Art of Living calls for peace amidst distress

Art of Living has urged the people of Goa to maintain calm in the face of repeated attempts to create chaos and disturbance in society.

the goan I networkrMARGAOrrAddressing the media on Saturday, Dr Venkatesh Hegde said that certain people want to create inter-religious disturbances in the state, but added that the people of Goa have realized that a church or a temple is a prayer place and one should purify his mind by going there. r“Religion preaches non-violence, love and service. Hence, in spite of destruction of religious places, people in Goa are silent because they have realized the Godliness in them,” he said. r“They have realised that their religion is very supreme and such nuisance cannot cause any disturbance in religion. Destroyed religious places do not even touch God. God is beyond all these places,” he said.
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Blamed earlier, Hindu groups now demand apology

Hindutva organizations including Sanatan Saunstha, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Swarajya Sangathana have demanded a public apology from social activists, politicians, organizations and religious leaders for wrongly holding the Hindu community responsible for the recent desecrations of religious structures in South Goa.

The Goan Network
Published Jul 17, 2017, 12:46 AM IST
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PANAJIrrNational spokesperson of Sanatan Saunstha Chetan Rajhauns applauded the swift action by Goa Police in arresting the culprit. “Government machinery sprung into action only after the Archbishop of Goa, Daman and Diu condemned the incidents. Minority MLAs such as Michael Lobo and Nilesh Cabral and many anti-Hindu organizations attempted to vitiate the atmosphere. The police probe needs to check the links between this accused and certain minority sects,” Rajhauns stated.…

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