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The Centre should also reject the minority community tag to both Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities, he said. more-inVishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt on Monday said the Union government should not accept the recommendation of the State government for a separate religion tag to the Lingayat community. Hence, they were not separate communities, but one, despite differences in their traditions. “These divisions being created were aimed at dividing the Hindu community,” he said. Both the Lingayat and Veerashaiva community believed in the supremacy of Lord Shiva..