Pro-Hindu activists and BJP workers marched towards Chamundi Hills in Mysuru, defying police restrictions on 'Chamundi Betta Chalo' campaign. The protest came after Karnataka government's decision to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Dasara festival. The controversy erupted following a video in which Mushtaq reportedly questioned worshipping Kannada as Goddess Bhuvaneshwari.