At Karnataka Lingayat Mutt, Rahul Gandhi Gets "You'll Be PM" Blessing, Almost
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Head seer at Lingayat seminary cuts into speech by another seer
A seer at a Lingayat seminary in Karnataka today said Rahul Gandhi will be Prime Minister, until the head seer intervened and added a caveat to the blessing, sources said.
The Congress leader was meeting the seers at Sri Murugarajendra Mutt in Chitradurga when one of them, Haveri Hosamutt Swami, said in his address, "Rahul Gandhi will become the PM", as per the sources. At this, Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, president of the institution, is learnt to have interrupted and added, "Whoever visits our mutt, they be blessed."
The Lingayats, about 17 per cent of Karnataka's population, have traditionally been BJP voters. With Mr Gandhi's visit to the poll-bound state, the Congress is hoping to broaden its appeal and project unity within the party too. The elections have to be held by May next year.
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