A statement by Congress leader Mithun Rai, who is also a ticket aspirant from the Mulki-Moodbidri constituency, has led to controversy with the video clip going viral on social media. Highlighting that communal harmony prevailed in the region, Rai said that he gave several examples, and also mentioned that the place to build the Udupi Krishna Mutt was given by a Muslim ruler, a statement that he gave based on a newspaper report.
