Actor Darshan apologizes to journos over controversial audio clip leak
calls for uniting, forgetting past incidents
Bengaluru: Sandalwood actor, producer Darshan Thoogudeepa on Friday apologized to the Karnataka media and journalists, over his rift between the journalists following a viral audio clip that leaked a few years back.
The actor Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote, “that the Lets move ahead keeping aside and forgetting the bitter past incidents.”
In the tweet he extended his greetings to the people of Karnataka, Celebrities, senior journalists and media friends on the occasion of Vara Mahalakshmi and continued on his post informing that the rift started about two years back between him and the media, journalists. Meanwhile, prior to the Varamahalakshmi festival my friend Rockline Venkatesh initiated talks with the editors of the leading Kannada media outlets which brought a happy ending to the entire matter, he informed.
Further expressing over the viral audio incident, he stated that “the audio that was Maliciously leaked a few years back had created a controversial situation giving a wrong message to the media, where I had only reacted to the statements of that person, and it was not intended towards the rest of the media industry. I am not aware of that person’s intentions; however I wish that he prospers and that the person should not commit such negative intentions in the future.”
“However, if my words have hurt them, there is nothing wrong in apologizing to the seniors in the media industry. Let there be forgiveness from the fourth pillar of democracy, the media for this untoward incident. There is a need for good media for the betterment of society. I am even proud of the media. In my journey in the world of cinema, the media has provided ample support and promotion with affection. Let's move forward, leaving behind the bitter incident that happened in the past. Let's work together for the progress of Kannada, Kannadigas, Kannada Land, Kannada cinema, I believe that my dearest celebs will be honoring my feelings,” he added.
ಸಮಸ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಜನತೆಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಸೆಲೆಬ್ರಿಟಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರಿಗೆ, ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಮಿತ್ರರಿಗೆ ವರಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು pic.twitter.com/8I1weYojCX
— Darshan Thoogudeepa (@dasadarshan) August 25, 2023
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
