Pejawar Swami review: Music director trapped in police station as protesters block exit

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Protesters blocked the road when music director Hamsalekha left Basavanagudi police station on November 25 after appearing before police in a complaint against him over his comments about the late Vishveshwara theertha swamiji of Pejawar mutt.

Mr. Hamsalekha, during a program in Mysuru, had said that if a higher caste person visiting a Dalit house is celebrated as in the case of the deceased seer, the important question is whether it would also work in the opposite direction. He also asked if members of the upper castes would share the food consumed by Dalits during such visits.

When his remarks were seen as a criticism of the seers’ attempts to overcome the caste barrier, Mr. Hamsalekha apologized.

A resident of Bengaluru filed a complaint against Hamsalekha.

On November 25, Hamsalekha went to Basavanagudi police station at around 1 p.m. in connection with the complaint. Upon learning of his presence at the police station, demonstrators blocked the exit.

Even as the police tried to calm the protesters down, actor Chetan and others showed up to express their solidarity with the music director.

Actor Chetan and others express their support for music director Hamsalekha who visited Basavanagudi police station in connection with a complaint over his comments on the late Vishveshwara theertha swamiji of Pejawar mutt, in Bengaluru on November 25 2021. | Photo credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K.

The police pacified the two groups and facilitated the exit from Hamsalekha at around 2.15 p.m.

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