‘Kaalia’ slur against H.D. Kumaraswamy

Mandya: Minister for Housing, Waqf and Minority Affairs B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan’s derogatory ‘Kaalia’ comment against Union Minister and Mandya MP H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has evoked sharp reactions across the district, with the JD(S) MLA and former MLAs venting their ire and others staging protest in the district on Tuesday.

The JD(S) and BJP workers staged a protest at Five Lights Circle in Pandavapura and formed a human chain on Srirangapatna – Jewargi Highway, besides raising slogans against Zameer Ahmed.

While in Mandya town, addressing a press meet, former Nagamangala MLA Suresh Gowda demanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to seek the resignation of Zameer.

Former Malavalli MLA Dr. K. Annadani, who also addressed the media persons, rubbished the claims of Zameer that, HDK was fondly addressing him as ‘Kulla.’

Hassan’s Arkalgud MLA A. Manju called it unbecoming on the part of Zameer, who had zero knowledge of politics, but was successfully fielded in the Assembly elections from Chamarajpet, made the Minister and also nurtured to grow as a tall leader of minorities, letting his tongue loose against JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda.