Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Math has urged all responsible people to examine the issue of attack on the students at homestay in Mangalore in detail instead of getting carried away by it and look into the other side of the story.
In a press release issued here on Wednesday, the swamiji said that he was deeply distressed by the attack on the students especially the girls who were partying at a homestay in Mangalore on July 28 and condemned it. He had also read the statements of many responsible people condemning the attack in the media. But these responsible people should also see the other side of the story.
There were reports in a section of the media that the people staying in the neighbourhood of the homestay had complained earlier about activities such as young boys and girls consuming liquor and indulging in obscene dance at the venue. The homestay business was expanding and hence it was necessary to examine the issue in detail. Was it not the duty of the people to protest against immorality? But it was also wrong to take law into hands and indulge in hooliganism. But when the police turned a blind eye to such immoral activities, what should be done to stop it? Instead of indulging in hooliganism, a large number of people from the area should have launched a non-violent protest.
It was incumbent upon responsible people to create awareness on the issue. Nothing would be resolved by condemning such acts in strong. It is necessary to condemn the immoral acts in equally strong words.
