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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jan 28: In a provocative statement, Jagadish Shenava, district president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday January 28 said, "Basheer was killed as revenge to the murder of innocent Deepak Rao. So we do not have any concern for Basheer's death."

He was speaking at the launch ceremony of the book 'Hadedavvana Shapa' at T V Raman Pai Hall here.

"Recently Basheer was murdered in revenge for the killing of Deepak Rao. Media reported that an innocent Muslim has been killed.

"But innocent Deepak Rao was hacked to death before Basheer's murder. We need not have concerns about Basheer's death as he was killed in revenge for Deepak's murder. If Sharath Madivala could be killed to settle scores for the murder of Ashraf, then why Basheer should not be murdered as retribution for Deepak's killing?" he questioned.

"Let the newspapers carry my statements and let cases be filed against us. We are ready to face anything. The society has gone totally bad. In such a scenario, it is our duty to protect a section that is ready to respond to the bad things happening to us. I say this openly," he declared.

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