AIPF Statement on Murder of M.M. Kalburgi

AIPF strongly condemns the murder of noted rationalist and Kannada scholar, former Vice Chancellor of Hampi University, Prof MM Kalburgi. Prof Kalburgi, 77, was shot dead in Dharwad, by suspected Hindutva militants. Prof Kalburgi had faced threats and protests by Sangh groups for his rationalist views. Prof Kalburgi is the third rationalist