Mysore/Mysuru: Senior BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath, despite his recent anti-BJP stance, appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other Congress leaders, urging them to facilitate the unopposed election of Mysuru-Kodagu BJP LS candidate Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. Yaduveer, the titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family, is contesting as the…
MLC Vishwanath urges Govt. to withdraw cases registered against Kannada activists
January 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that he was involved in many Kannada movements, MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that he became Kannada and Culture Minister after growing up with Kannada. He was speaking after inaugurating a Kannada expo organised jointly by Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota and Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru City Unit as part of Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations at…
Online frauds: Four including MLC’s son lose Rs. 35.30 lakh
August 6, 2023Cases of fake customer care number, OTP sharing, part time jobs, quick money, online tasks Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, MLC A.H. Vishwanath’s son, Amith Devarahatti, along with three others, fell victim to online fraudsters, resulting in a total loss of Rs. 35,30,789. In the first case, on July 28 morning, Amith attempted to withdraw cash…
BJP MLC Vishwanath appears at Congress Office
June 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath, who is up in arms against the BJP for the past couple of years, took forward his tirade against the party, by addressing Congress workers at Minister K. Venkatesh felicitation programme organised at Congress Bhavan near City Railway Station hereon Saturday. Vishwanath had resigned from the Congress six years ago…
PM Modi’s downfall starts from Karnataka: Vishwanath
May 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Disgruntled BJP MLC and former Minister A.H. Vishwanath has said, “the results of Assembly elections is a referendum to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2024 and the beginning of the end of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure from Karnataka.” Speaking to media persons outside the residence of former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at…
‘Paschatapa Satyagraha’ in city
April 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Minister and MLC A.H. Vishwanath staged a protest of repentance (Paschatapa Satyagraha) in front of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi near City Law Courts Complex in city this morning, after garlanding the bust of Mahatma Gandhi and the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. “I am staging this Satyagraha because I was part of…
Peaceful stir against Expressway
March 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath led a peaceful protest this morning against the newly inaugurated Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway and the toll fee. The protest was held near the Naadaprabhu Kempegowda Circle, after the Manipal Hospital Junction on the Highway. In an hour-long protest, Vishwanath told media persons that the Expressway is unscientifically built, so also the…
MLC Vishwanath to protest against ‘exorbitant’ toll on Mar. 17
March 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Minister and BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath has come down heavily on what he called ‘exorbitant’ toll levied on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway and said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was levying the toll even before the completion of the project. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan, Vishwanath questioned the tearing…
MLC accuses Government of curbing movements
March 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that the Government is curbing movements that are launched to strengthen the democratic system by highlighting and correcting the wrongs in the democratic setup. He was delivering the valedictory address of the first ever KR Constituency Kannada Sahitya Sammelana organised at Maharaja’s College Centenary Hall here yesterday. Maintaining that he…
Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa got award for his writing and not because of Modi: MLC A.H. Vishwanath
January 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Taking strong exception to acclaimed writer Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s remark that he got the prestigious ‘Padma Bhushan’ award because of Prime Minister Modi, MLC A.H. Vishwanath maintained that Dr. Bhyrappa got the award only for his writing and rich knowledge and not because of the Prime Minister. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday,…
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