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The Veerashaiva community met under the banner of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha on Friday reportedly disagreed with the suggestion to support a resolution passed at a meeting of some religious leaders and legislators including ministers demanding Lingayats, currently being considered as Hindus to be identified as separate religion.
A meeting of religious leaders and Lingayat leaders who met on Thursday under the leadership of state minster for water resources, M B Patil, had adopted several resolutions. One of them was demand for identifying Lingayats as a separate religion.
The Lingayat community has been demanding religious status, without involving Veerashaivas, who some allege, follow caste system. The Lingayats have also been demanding for a separate Mahasabha for their community.