Anantkumar Hegde dropped, Kageri given ticket in Uttar Kannada
Karwar: Six time MP Anantkumar Hegde has been denied ticket by BJP in Uttar Kannada constituency for the present Lok Sabha elections. Former Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kageri Vishweshwar Hegde has replaced him for the contest.
Anantkumar Hegde had contested seven times continuously from the constituency and had been elected six times. But he disappeared from the scene after previous Lok Sabha polls and to come back only two months ago. He continued his communally provocative statements which created more controversies and even gave a statement of his party changing the Constitution by winning 400 seats. This created a new controversy at national level. He was absent for all campaigns in the last Lok Sabha polls, even for Modi’s public meet in Ankola.
Kageri Vishweshwar Hegde too has been elected 6 times for Vidhan Sabha and faced a single defeat in the last polls. Coming from RSS background, he has been in politics since 1999. Chakravarti Soolibele, Journalist Hariprakash Konemane were also initially named for the ticket. However BJP high command has ended all speculations by granting the ticket to Kageri who is contesting Lok Sabha elections for the first time.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali absolutely fine: family
Mumbai (PTI): Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is doing "absolutely fine", his family said Wednesday after media reports said he was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack.
The family did not confirm or refer to the heart attack, but said he had gone to the hospital for a routine medical check up.
"Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is doing absolutely fine. He has gone in for a routine medical check-up and there is no cause for concern. We sincerely appreciate the love, care, and concern shown by everyone. Thank you for your continued support and warm wishes."
A segment of the media said Bhansali suffered a heart attack on his 63rd birthday on Tuesday and was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.
The filmmaker, known for big scale dramas such as "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", "Devdas", "Bajirao Mastani" and OTT series "Heeramandi", is currently working on his next theatrical, "Love and War".
It is a period romance starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal.
