‘ Bhagwan should be named Shaitan’ THE ongoing tussle between rationalists and Hindu groups is taking an ugly turn in Karnataka with the Sri Rama Sene founder Pramod Muthalik terming award- winning writer Prof KS Bhagwan as shaitan ( devil). "It is such an irony that somebody with the name Bhagwan is deriding Hindu gods. He should be named as Shaitan ( devil). I am appalled with the soft stand of the government towards him. He continues to insult Hindu gods and hurt the sentiments of millions of Hindus," alleged Muthalik, whose followers have also filed complaints against Bhagwan. Muthalik’s comments came hours after Bhagwan held Lord Rama and Krishna, along with saints Sankaracharya and Madhwacharya, responsible for caste- based discrimination in the society and claimed that Lord Rama had oppressed women during his reign. "I don’t understand why people want Ram rajya . He was against equal rights for women. He drove his wife to forest without giving her any r