Don't request me, ask your brother to not contest: Eshwarappa tells Vijayendra
Shivamogga: In a strong rebuttal to B Y Vijayendra's plea for forgiveness and cooperation, rebel BJP leader K S Eshwarappa urged Vijayendra to refrain from requesting leniency and instead persuade his brother Raghavendra to withdraw his nomination from the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency. Eshwarappa made these remarks while addressing the media in Shimoga on Sunday.
Challenging Vijayendra to convince his brother to retract his candidacy, Eshwarappa also called on the BJP state president to resign from his position. He questioned whether Vijayendra feared his brother's potential defeat and harbored aspirations of holding onto power indefinitely.
While reiterating his allegiance to the BJP, Eshwarappa asserted that the most severe consequence he faced for contesting independently would be expulsion from the party. He emphasized that unlike Yediyurappa, who had formed the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP), he had not abandoned the party.
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Expressing frustration at Vijayendra's display of authority as the party president, Eshwarappa questioned the dominance exerted by Yediyurappa and his sons over the entire political landscape. Directing his remarks towards Vijayendra, he called for the BJP president to step down to alleviate the grievances of all concerned parties.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
