Amit Shah rebukes Kota Srinivas Poojary on stage, video viral
Congress says Shah insulted Kannadigas, Backward Classes
Bengaluru: The video of Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah rebuking Minister of Social Welfare Department and Backward Classes Welfare Department of Karnataka Kota Srinivas Poojary during an election campaign conference has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred recently in Udupi, Karnataka, and has been widely criticized by the opposition party, Karnataka Congress.
On Sunday, Karnataka Congress shared the video on its Twitter handle and criticized Shah for publicly scolding Poojary, who is a senior leader of the BJP. The party claimed that nobody in the BJP has any sort of freedom in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. It further accused the BJP of creating slaves who would only bootlick Shah, rather than developing leaders.
In response to the video, KPCC, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, has accused Amit Shah of insulting Kannadigas as well as people from Backward Classes by rebuking Kota Srinivas Poojary like a child. The party has criticized Shah's behavior, stating that it requires people to have no self-respect but only respect for Shah.
The video has stirred controversy and drawn criticism from various political parties in Karnataka. The incident has also brought into question the leadership style of senior BJP leaders and the treatment of party members in public.
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— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) April 30, 2023
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
