Swearing-in in English: Minister Zamir Ahmed Khan responds
Tumkur, June 10: Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Minority Welfare, and Wakf board Zamir Ahmed Khan said that he would seek apology to the people of the state for taking oath in English.
Speaking to reporters after taking the blessings of Dr. Shreeshivakumar Swamiji on Saturday at Siddaganga Math, he said "first I am a Kannadiga and then a Muslim. I apologize to the people of the state for swearing-in in English. Kannada was not compulsory in the convent when I was studying. Therefore I did not learn Kannada. I took oath in English to avoid doing mistake while reading in Kannada.
“In this case, I am equally hurt. Those, who take oath in English even after knowing Kannada, are called traitors. It is not wrong to hang such traitors, "he said.
Former MLAs S.Shafi Ahmed, Dr. Rafique Ahmed, G.S. Somashekar and others were present.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
