New Delhi: At an event to mark the anniversary of the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said that the state government will “catch those writing threat letters” to the state’s progressive writers.The chief minister said the government will also offer protection to such writers, the New Indian Express reported.Last month, Siddaramaiah’s government said it will provide protection to over 15 writers and thinkers who have been receiving threats and that the Director General of Police Alok Mohan and Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda have received directions to provide security to them, according to PTI.The Hindu had earlier reported that over 10 liberal writers in the state had been regularly receiving letters which threatened to kill them. These letters began arriving in the aftermath of over 60 writers writing to former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai during his tenure, against the rising intolerance in the state. They had continued even after on man was arrested in May this year.The letters had been signed off by a “Sahishnu Hindu”.Siddaramaiah also spoke of Lankesh, her role as a journalist and why she was targeted. “She would talk about tribal rights of Kodagu, communalism and other issues. But she was killed by fascist forces,” he said, according to the paper.“The chargesheet in the case is strong. Come what may, the accused cannot escape. The 1,000-page chargesheet has over 500 witnesses. If the accused get convicted, we will ensure justice to Gauri.”The Supreme Court in late August told the Central Bureau of Investigation to look into whether there was an overarching conspiracy in the killings of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, activist Govind Pansare, writer M.M. Kalburgi and Lankesh.Siddaramaiah said that there seems to be a pattern in communalist thinking and the threats received by progressive writers.“Some people are threatening scholars and writers. There seems to be a pattern. I have told the police to take stern action against those sending threat letters,” the chief minister said.At a time when the ‘sanatana dharma’ debate is raging in political circles, Shylaja Teacher, a former minister from Kerala, said she has no faith in sanatana dharma and that she only believes in the constitution.