Days after the Karnataka cabinet decided to recommend separate religious status to Lingayat community, the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha on Friday condemned the move. In a meeting of executive members including President of Mahasabha and Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa, the Mahasabha accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government of mischief and creating division for electoral gains ahead of Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018.