Rape accused seer: Will law take its own course? | UnBreak the News with Prema Sridevi | Ep:86

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Sri Muruga Mutt in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka was arrested six days after a complaint was registered against him. He is accused of raping two minor girls at his mutt. The seer has rubbed shoulders with the high and mighty in India’s political, social and media circles. He is a powerful religious leader of the Lingayat community that constitutes nearly 17 per cent of Karnataka’s population. The state government has drawn flak for going slow on the seer. Who is exactly shielding the seer and why? Prema Sridevi UnBreaks this New for you!Â
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