Kodavas visiting Bhagamandala remember Devati Parambu martyrs by offering a leaf or flower at the spot for the last 231 years!

Mysuru :

Following the recent protests by Codava National Council (CNC) and continuous demand by Kodava community for a Memorial at Devati Parambu, AICC Spokesperson and Legal Advisor to Government of Karnataka Brijesh Kalappa has expressed his support for the same.

In a press release, Brijesh Kalappa has said that Devati Parambu is a site that witnessed the massacre of thousands of Kodavas in 1785. Each and every Kodava child has been told at sometime or the other of this massacre at Devati Parambu and, therefore, no visit to Bhagamandala is complete unless a leaf or flower is offered at this site by each visiting Kodava.

Just as the holocaust holds a special significance for the Jews alone, the massacre at Devati Parambu has significance in each Kodava heart. The fact that Kodavas are ancestor worshippers makes this memory even more sacred, he said.

Stating that the Indian Constitution ensures space for each and every individual irrespective of caste, religion, sex or belief, Brijesh said that the Kodavas deserve to have a memorial befitting the scale of the massacre.

Both the Centre and the State are enjoined to have such a Memorial, he said and added that the Memorial was not acrimonious in nature.

“We do not seek revenge nor do we seek retaliation. We only seek to mourn the passing away of our departed with dignity,” said Brijesh Kalappa.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 17th, 2016