Panaji, Mar 21 : Goa government on Saturday banned Sri Ram Sene (SRS) in the State. "I have personally signed the file pertaining to the ban. We don't want such institutions in Goa, which will spoil the State's harmony," Home Minister Ravi Naik told reporters this evening.
Naik had signed the file pertaining to the ban this morning.
The controversial outfit had stirred a hornet's nest in the State after its chief Pramod Mutalik warned to stop the pub culture in Goa.
The outfit had earlier in January stormed pubs in Mangalore. Mutalik in an interview to local media had termed Goa as the root cause of pub culture in the country. Naik said everyone in the State is unanimous with the view that such outfits should not be encouraged. "If someone tries to open Sri Ram Sene branch in the State, we will arrest him," he said.
The Home Minister who dared Mutalik to enter the State, had received support for his stand from various quarters including the BJP. BJP leader Manohar Parrikar had termed Sri Ram Sene as bunch of criminals.
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