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  • Janmashtami flex with Godse and Savarkar photo removed
  • Poster was put up in Karnataka's Mangaluru
  • PTI report: poster put up by a Hindu Mahasabha leader

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A flex banner displayed by a local Hindu Mahasabha leader at Surathkal extending Sri Krishna Janmashtami greetings sparked a row as it had pictures of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse and Hindutva icon V D Savarkar.

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    A flex banner displayed by a local Hindu Mahasabha leader at Surathkal extending Sri Krishna Janmashtami greetings sparked a row as it had pictures of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse and Hindutva icon V D Savarkar.

    However, before the controversy spread, the civic authorities removed the banner immediately following complaints on Thursday.

    The flex was installed by Hindu Mahasabha local leader Rajesh Pavitran, police sources said. After a complaint was received, the banner was removed on the order of the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation.

    Read More:- Krishna Janmashtami 2022 Date: Check out date, puja timings & more

    Police security was beefed up in Surathkal in view of Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, the sources said.

    The Hindu Mahasabha had courted a controversy when they displayed a banner with a photo of Savarkar on August 14 at Surathkal flyover.

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