Siddaramaiah clarifies he did not eat non-veg food before going to temple

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Bengaluru, Aug 23:
Under
attack
from
the
BJP
for
allegedly
going
to
a
temple,
after
eating
non-vegetarian
food
recently,
and
thereby
hurting
religious
sentiments,
senior
Congress
leader
Siddaramaiah
on
Tuesday
clarified
that
he
did
not
eat
meat
that
day.

Also
terming
it
a
“non
issue”,
the
former
CM
tried
to
assert
the
right
to
choice
of
food.

Siddaramaiah
entering
Basaveshwara
temple
in
Kodlipet,
during
his
recent
visit
to
Kodagu
on
August
18,
after
allegedly
having
non-vegetarian
food,
has
triggered
a
controversy.

“Is
eating
meat
an
issue?
(What
one
eats)
is
a
personal
food
habit.
I
eat
both
meat
and
vegetarian
food,
it
is
my
habit.
Some
don’t
eat
meat,
it’s
their
food
habit,”
Siddaramaiah
said
in
response
to
a
question.

Insulted
Hindus
again:
BJP
on
Siddaramaiah
eating
meat
before
temple
visit

Speaking
to
reporters,
he
said
the
BJP
“doesn’t
have
any
other
work”,
and
hence
are
trying
to
create
controversies
to
divert
public
attention
from
“main
issues”.

“According
to
me
it
is
not
at
all
an
issue.
Many
go
without
eating
meat
and
many
go
after
eating.
At
many
places
meat
is
offered
to
deities.
To
tell
you
the
truth
I
had
not
eaten
meat
that
day.
I
said
what
I
have
subsequently,
for
the
sake
of
argument.
Though
there
was
chicken
curry,
I
ate
only
bamboo
shoot
curry
and
‘akki
rotti’,”
he
added.

Siddaramaiah,
the
leader
of
opposition
in
the
state
assembly,
on
Sunday
in
his
defence
had
said,
he
is
a
non-vegetarian
and
it’s
his
food
habit,
and
questioned
as
to
whether
the
God
has
said
what
to
eat
and
what
not
to
before
visiting
temple.

The
Congress
Legislature
Party
leader’s
alleged
act
of
visiting
temple
after
eating
non-veg
food
and
his
subsequent
remarks
had
drawn
sharp
reactions
from
ruling
BJP
leaders,
with
one
senior
MLA
Basangouda
Patil
Yatnal
even
challenging:
“If
you-
Siddaramaiah-
have
guts,
eat
pork
and
visit
a
mosque.”

Reacting
to
this
challenge
and
attacks,
Siddaramaiah
said,”I
only
eat
chicken
and
mutton,
no
other
meat
(pork
or
beef).
But
I’m
not
opposed
to
those
who
eat
it,
as
it
is
their
food
habit.”
Responding
to
state
BJP
chief
Nalin
Kumar
Kateel’s
statement
accusing
him
of
“staging
a
drama”
of
visiting
temples
and
maths,
with
elections
approaching,
Siddaramaiah
said,
he
visits
temples,
and
believes
in
oneness
of
God
and
all
Gods
are
one.

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objects
to
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of
Nehru
in
Karnataka
govt
ad,
calls
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