The Union government on Monday told the Karnataka High Court that it had already communicated to the State government that it was not possible to accede to the State’s recommendation to grant minority religion status to Lingayat/Veerashaiva community.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MMA) of the Union government submitted before the court a copy of the letter, dated November 13, 2018, sent to the State government, in which the MMA reiterated its earlier stand that the Lingayat/Veerashaiva community is considered as “a religious sect of Hindus”.