Udupi: Cong candidate Jayaprakash Hedge denies criticizing language knowledge of poll rival Kota
Udupi: Congress candidate from the Udupi-Chikmagaluru constituency K Jayaprakash Hegde has clarified that, contrary to the allegation made against him in certain media reports recently, he had not made derogatory statements on his BJP rival Kota Srinivas Poojary's knowledge of language.
"While addressing an event in Brahmavar recently, I had stated that knowledge of English and Hindi helps an MP communicate easily with government officials. In the Lok Sabha, as there are translators, an MP can speak in Kannada too. My statement, however, was tweaked by some media houses in their reports, making it sound derogatory," Hegde said.
Pointing out that he had named no one while speaking about language facilities and knowledge, Hegde urged the people to put a halt to the problem of altering a speaker's statements in a manner that it creates chaos in society.
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He added that, having been a Parliamentarian earlier too, he had only made the statement with knowledge of his experience and not with an intention to hurt anyone's sentiments. "I have always respected my opponents and have never spoken ill or made defamatory statements about anyone as I do not believe they will yield result. On the contrary, I have believed that working for the people as their representative to be the greatest force in our favour during elections," he insisted.
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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.
