Proposal on Vivekanandas statue at Unkal Lake triggers row

Union minister Pralhad Joshis recent statement on installing a big statue atUnkal Lakehas triggered a controversy with activists wanting the statue ofChannabasavanna, one of 12th-century sharanas, at the waterbody.

The erasing of Channabasava Sagar from a board there is the bone of contention. The lake was already named after Channabasavanna in January 2003. The erasing of his name form the board recently has