Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha stands out in Kodava traditional attire New Delhi: Linguistic diversity of India was on full display in the Lok Sabha yesterday when newly elected and re-elected members took oath in their mother tongues as the 17th Lok Sabha commenced proceedings. Going a step further, some Parliamentarians including Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha…
This morning, I got a surprise WhatsApp message about Tejasvi Surya, the 28-year-old advocate and the surprise candidate from BJP to contest the Bengaluru South Parliamentary Constituency. The WhatsApp was a pictorial news item published in the Indian Express dated 21.7.1988 from Belgaum. The news item is produced here at the 5th column bottom and…
On April 1st, I received a Court order. But I had not written an article in two weeks so I could not have offended anyone. Then I thought it might be an April Fool’s prank. But alas, it turned out that the Court order was real and it was pertaining to the young lawyer-turned-politician, Tejasvi…
Tejasvi Surya (fourth from right), the surprise BJP candidate for the prestigious Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat, visited Chamundeshwari temple atop the Hill in Mysuru this morning. He was accompanied by Avadootha Arjuna Guru Maharaj (third from right) of Sonar Beedhi, Mysuru and others. Picture below shows R. Raghu Kautilya (right), BJP State Spokesperson and…
New Delhi/ Bengaluru: In a midnight surprise, the BJP has picked young face Tejasvi Surya for the prestigious Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat, which was widely expected to go to Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, wife of late Union Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in November last year. The Minister had won six straight terms from…
Bengaluru: In 1996, Bengaluru South Lok Sabha Constituency was held by BJP MP K. Venkatagiri Gowda, a veteran. Although he was expecting a re-election, the BJP decided to bring in a young candidate to Bengaluru South. The candidate was 37-year-old Ananth Kumar. The decision to give a newcomer the ticket was frowned upon by many…
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