Govt will take stances which will make you commit suicide, Karkala MLA on IAS Senthil's resignation

Vartha Bharati | 10-09-2019 | 17:11:00 IST

Udupi: Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar on Tuesday stirred controversy after he remarked that the Central government will take more stiff and strong decisions in future and people like Sasikanth Senthil might think of committing suicide.

“Opposing the decisions taken by PM Modi you have submitted resignation now. The government will take more such decisions after which you might think of committing suicide” Kumar said while taking a dig at Sasikanth Senthil who resigned from Indian Administrative Services last week.

Speaking at an event in Udupi on Tuesday Sunil said “The whole world is accepting and appreciating the Modi rule but some District Collector resigns opposing the government’s stands on Kashmir and Ram Mandir issues. I want to tell people of such mentalities that we are not stopping at abrogation of Article 370, we will get into POK as well. You have resigned today against Modi’s stance, we will take more such stances where you will have to commit suicide” he added.

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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea

15-04-2026 ¦ 15-04-2026 IST

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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.

When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.

Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.

UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.

They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.

UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.