Zameer retaliates against Tanveer for ‘not popular MLAs’ statement
Bengaluru, June 19: “I won’t claim that I am a popular leader of the Muslim community. I am just a public servant. I’ll also come to former minister Tanveer Sait’s constituency. Let him also come. Then people will know who can pull the crowd”, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan challenged Tanveer Sait.
Speaking to reporters at his office at Vidhana Soudha here on Tuesday, the Minister said that “I am not a film star to become popular leader. I am a social worker. But I have a challenge to Tanveer Sait. I’ll also come to his constituency. Let him also come. Truth will come out”, he said.
“I am not a relative of AICC president Rahul Gandhi to give me the minister post. The party high command has taken all considerations into account and based on that, it has given the opportunity to those who are efficient. In the same way, I was also given the minister post and this might have caused disappointment to senior leaders”, he said.
After becoming the minister, he met the community senior leaders like Rehman Khan, CM Ibrahim and NA Haris. He has called Roshan Baig. As he has gone out, he could not meet Baig and he was waiting for his phone call, he said.
I knew my strength
He has not done anything to defeat Tanveer Sait. But he came to know about his strength from the people who termed ‘he is not the leader of Muslim community’, he said.
I want that car
“It is true that I have asked Fortuner car. I am comfortable travelling in big cars. So, I have asked for Fortuner. It was used by Siddaramaiah, for which I have asked that car. I want the same car, because I love the car as it was used by Siddaramaiah. I like Siddaramaiah also. So I have asked that car. There is nothing good and bad. Power is not permanent and it is not possible to keep everything forever”, he said.
“I am committed to my earlier statement that I will make a Guinness record I became a minister. But let me give some time and I will show my achievement in the department”.
-Zameer Ahmed Khan, Minister
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
