Tumkur: BJP MLA from Tumkur Rural B Suresh Gowda criticising the RSS and Union Minister Ananth Kumar has said, "They say RSS cadres are patriots. But they are the most corrupt. Only Yeddyurappa knows how many RSS members have been given land. Ananth Kumar has sowed seeds of contempt in the party where people were like brothers. He (Ananth Kumar) has used everybody to pull him (Yeddyurappa) down".

 The BJP MLA from flayed the RSS and Union Minister Ananth Kumar in a video that has gone viral on Friday.

It is learnt that the video was recorded during a casual conversation the MLA had with journalists five years ago and it has gone viral now because of the Assembly elections.

Gowda has stated that by sowing seeds of contempt, Ananth Kumar has not allowed the 'Kauravas in the party to unite." "The Pandavas finished off the Kauravas one by one. Ananth Kumar has gone to Eswhwarappa and promised him that he will become chief minister and then gone to R Ashoka and Jagadish Shettar and promised them the same. He is using them against Yeddyurappa and pulling him down".

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Mumbai, Dec 24: Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as "Ankur", "Nishant" and "Manthan", died on Monday, his daughter Pia said. He was 90.

The filmmaker passed away at Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney disease, Pia Benegal told PTI.

"He passed away at 6.38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai Central. He had been suffering from chronic kidney disease for several years but it had gotten very bad. That's the reason for his death," she said.

Wockhardt Hospital sources said Benegal had been admitted in the ICU.

In his prolific career, Benegal made films on diverse issues, documentaries and television serials, including "Bharat Ek Khoj" and "Samvidhaan". He had celebrated his 90th birthday just 10 days ago on December 14.

The director told PTI on the occasion that he had to frequently visit the hospital and was on dialysis.

Benegal is survived by his wife Nira Benegal and daughter.

His films include "Bhumika", "Junoon", "Mandi", "Suraj Ka Satvaan Ghoda", "Mammo" and "Sardari Begum", most counted as classics in Hindi cinema.

The director's most recent work was the 2023 biographical "Mujib: The Making of a Nation".