Newskarnataka – Mangalore

Mangalore: The Hindu Janajagruta Samiti has come-up with a press  release opposing the Valentine’s Day and urging to promote Indian culture. They have strictly  demanded that celebrating the day should be banned.

Prasanna Kamath, co-ordinator of HJS DK unit in a media release said that the practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day as ‘disgusting’. HJS has demanded Karnataka state government to ban Valentine’s Day  and encourage the younger generation to strictly follow Indian culture.

The release said:

“Some of the colleges, schools, and tourist places in India are still celebrating Valentine’s Day, and multi-national companies for their own benefit sell gift items and mislead the young Indian generation by promoting the meaningless Valentine’s Day.”

“Hence, the government, in order to alleviate the adverse impact of celebrating Valentine’s Day, should create awareness among youngsters in colleges and schools and ban Valentine’s Day itself, and encourage celebration of those occasions that promote Indian culture. The youngsters should not allow themselves to be lured by such superficial attractions. Every state should immediately ban this practice, and promote only Indian culture,” the media release states.”

“Even the Roman Catholic Church has said that there is not enough proof on St Valentine, and so the Church has removed the day’s celebration from its calendar. Hence, there is no meaning in celebrating this day anymore.”