VHP leader Jagadish Shenava spews venom over Basheer murder

Mangaluru: Vishwa Hindu Parishad District President Jagadish Shenava has made a provocative and controversial  remark by stating "We are not bothered about Basheer murder which took place to avenge the killing of Deepak Rao who was innocent."

 Participating in a book release function in Mangaluru,  Shenava said "When Basheer was murdered in retaliation to Deepak Rao killing, media was   full of news stating an innocent Muslim was killed."

"Deepak Rao was killed before Basheer murder took place. If  Sharath Madivala  could be killed to avenge the killing of Ashraf,  shouldn't Basheer be murdered   to avenge the killing of Deepak Rao who was an innocent ?," he questioned.

This provocative statement of the VHP leader is now viral.  At a time when Mangaluru is returning to normalcy after the recent untoward incidents, the fear is that such statements may only give room for  untoward incidents.