Bengaluru, July 21 -- Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka welcomed the state government's decision to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) regarding the alleged mass burial of thousands of bodies near Dharmasthala. However, he stated that spreading misinformation about the Shri Manjunatha Swamy temple in Dharmasthala is wrong.

Speaking at a press conference, he noted that the state government has formed an SIT in response to an anonymous individual's claim of having buried thousands of bodies in the Dharmasthala area. He demanded an impartial investigation into the matter and emphasised that the probe should not aim to falsely implicate anyone.

Dharmasthala, along with Tirupati, is a sacred center of faith for million...