Muslim sculptors, mango traders face the heat of Hindu activists in K’taka

Melukote Cheluvanaraya Swamy temple Sthanik Srinivasan on Thursday said that he will take up a campaign across the state to ban Hindu idols being sculpted by Muslim sculptors. "The idols of Hindu gods sculpted by Muslim artistes can't be installed in the Hindu temples, it is against the traditions. I will tour the state and bring awareness in this regard," he had stated.