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Karnataka Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa has gotten into trouble after announcing the Maratha Development Board. While pro-Kannada groups, the Tulu-speaking population of the Karnataka coast are agitating against this decision, more than 25 castes / religions are demanding their own board. After the massive demand from the mainstream Veerashaiva Lingayat …

It is raining corporate and caste development boards in Karnataka. After establishing Kaadu Golla Development Corporation and Maratha Development Board, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has issued an order to establish a Veerashaiva – Lingayat Development Corporation with immediate effect. Public opinion is divided over the creation of caste-based corporations and …