Udupi: Vinay Kumar Sorake, former minister and Congress candidate from Kapu for the forthcoming Assembly elections, has alleged that Annamalai, who is joint in-charge of Karnataka for the BJP, carried a bundle of notes with him while arriving in Kapu by helicopter for campaigning on Monday.

The Udupi deputy commissioner has been informed of the matter, Sorake added.

Speaking during the release of the party manifesto at the Congress Bhavan in Udupi on Monday, he said, “The BJP won the 2018 election by spreading false information, but a lie does not work always. The voters of Udupi are well-informed about all matters. If secularism should survive in India, the Congress should be brought to power.”

The Congress candidate from Udupi Prasad Raj Kanchan filed his nomination papers on the occasion.

Kanchan said, “The upcoming elections are a major challenge for the Congress, which has contributed a lot for the progress of Udupi.”

Congress Udupi District President Ashok Kumar Kodavar, Udupi Block President Ramesh Kanchan, KPCC General Secretary MA Gafoor, Dinakar Herur, Annayya Sherigar, Geetha Wagle, Veronica Cornelio, Prakhyat Shetty and Nithyananda Shetty were among those present on the occasion.

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Shivamogga: One of the martyrs of Pahalgam terror attack's mother, Manjunath Rao, Sumathi, welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate Operation Sindoor with a view to attacking terror network in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Manjunath Rao, realtor from Shivamogga got martyred on April 22 terror attack and has left behind his wife, son, and mother.

Speaking to the media in Shivamogga on May 7, Sumathi said, “We stand with the decision of our PM. If India is considered a family, the PM is the head of the family. He has taken the right decision.”