According to sources Rahul Gandhi, the President of the All India Congress Committee, smiled and interacted with the children at the Sringeri Mutt in Chikkamagaluru district during his one hour visit. Meanwhile sources have stated that Rahul Gandhi also spent time talking to the seer Jagadguru Shankaracharya during the visit.
Previously few months ago BJP National President Amit Shah was seen bowing to the Nirmalananda Swami, the head of the most important Vokkaliga mutt the Adichunchanagiri Mutt. Meanwhile Amit Shah was welcomed by the mutt head himself, and the BJP President went on to praise the mutt for its contribution to society. Earlier BJP leaders, including party President Amit Shah, union ministers Prakash Javadekar, Ananth Kumar and Sadananda Gowda, and even UP CM Yogi Adityanath, have visited Swami Nirmalananda.
Moreover Sri Machideva Mahasamsthana Mutt's seer Basava
Machideva Swami is supported by the Madiga community. The seer’s fight for
Dalit rights has propelled him as someone who is revered by the
community.
