Mysuru, April 16 -- Former MP Prathap Simha expressed his outrage over the caste census report, alleging that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who once divided a community under the guise of Ahinda (Kannada acronym for Alpasankhyataru or minorities, Hindulidavaru or backward classes, and Dalitaru or Dalits), is now attempting to fracture the entire Hindu religion through the caste census.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru yesterday, Simha accused Siddaramaiah of using the caste census as a tool to manipulate and fool both the Congress and Opposition parties.

He said that instead of merely focusing on the reduced numbers of Lingayats, Vokkaligas and backward communities in the report, people must examine the broader concern - how the Hindu com...