Bengaluru, Sept. 21 -- As Karnataka gears up for its two-week caste census starting tomorrow, leaders of major communities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure their populations are properly reflected. Lingayat, Vokkaliga, Kuruba, Muslim, Jain, and Brahmin leaders have been holding intensive meetings with community members over the past few days, guiding them on how to respond to enumerators.
Veerashaiva-Lingayats organised a large convention in Hubballi, reinforcing instructions to assert their caste identity. Muslim leaders have instructed their members to record Islam as their religion and Muslim as their caste, while Vokkaliga representatives are issuing similar internal guidance. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga him...