Politicians need to emulate ideals of Mohidin: Ex CM Siddaramaiah
Nudi Namana to BA Mohidin
Mangaluru, July 20: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that more than being the Muslim leader, BA Mohidin had become a leader of the entire society because of his selfless attitude and honesty.
Speaking at the Nudinamana programme after the release of “Nannolagina Naanu”, an autobiography of former minister BA Mohidin, at the town hall here on Friday, Siddaramaiah said that he was honest in politics and lived a ideal life. Throughout his life, he had followed ideal life for which he was ready for any kind of sacrifice. He had never indulged in selfish politics. He had love and respect to all. Present day politicians should emulate his ideals in politics, he said.
He was against communalism and he used to tell that a movement like freedom movement was the need of the hour to check communalism in the society. He believed that if such a movement was not led, then there would not be any communal harmony in the society. Toiling for creating value-based politics in the society, he was encouraging the education of Muslim girls, he said.
There was no friend and foe in politics. Anybody could become anything. But BA Mohidin did not give up his ideology till his last breath. He was committed in politics. It would be a
real honour to him if his dreams were fulfilled, he said.
Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said that Mohidin did not run behind power and he was not craved for it. But he used to get pain if his followers did not get power. Mohidin was beyond all criticism, allegations and other problems. If he was not the Speaker, he would have told all truths and irony, he added.
“Myself, Ramesh Kumar, Jayaprakash Hegde and BA Mohidin are
contemporary leaders. We were ready for any sacrifice for social values and
justice. Then Chief Minister JH Patel had alliance with the BJP, we resigned
from the cabinet and became neutral. Then truth, justice and honesty were
important for us. Now, such people are not eligible for politics. It was
clearly mentioned in the book ‘Nannolagina Naanu’”, said former minister MC
Nanaiah.
Minister UT Khader said that Mohidin was the companion of his
father UT Fareed and he was a guide to him. He used to get advice from Mohidin
whenever he confronted problems, Khader recalled.
MLC BM Farooq, Bearys Institution head Syed Muhammad Beary, leaders Ivan D’Souza, Yogish Bhat, Mayor Bhaskar Moily, CPM district secretary K Vasanth Achari, SDPI district president Attaullah Jokatte, Tabreez Jokatte spoke on Mohidin. Teekays organization head Umar Teekay, Yenepoya head Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, autobiography narrators Mohemmad Kulai and BA Muhammad Ali, Mohidin’s sons Abdul Qadir Mushtaq and Asif Masood, son-in-law Ahmed Sharief and Muhammad Nawaz were present.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
