Actress Divya Spanadana’s shocking revelation says Rahul Gandhi helped me Battle suicidal thoughts
Bengaluru, March 30: In a shocking revelation, popular kannada actress and former Lok Sabha MP has blown the gaff about grappling with suicidal thoughts post her father’s death.
Spandana, who is also known by her stage name “Ramya”, underwent a major suicidal phase, opened up about Rahul Gandhi’s vital role in lending her emotional support after her father’s death.
Spanadana, revealed about losing her father in an episode of the popular talk show Weekend With Ramesh season 5. Entertainment portal, Pinkvilla quoted her as saying, “Two weeks after I lost my father, I was in the Parliament. I wasn't aware of anyone or anything, even about the proceedings of the Parliament.”
Spandana further added that she consistently understood everything and stimulated her grief towards her work. “ People of Mandya gave me confidence,” she added.
Spandana on tackling with suicidal thoughts, said congress leader Rahul Gandhi was there to support her emotionally after her father’s death.
Ramya also added that Rahul Gandhi was the biggest influencer in her life after her parents.
Ramya joined the Youth Congress in 2012 and won the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka in 2013. She later served as the social media head of the Congress but stepped down from the post. Last year, Ramya announced her return to the film industry and launched her own production house, Apple Box Studios
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41 lakh illicit liquor seized, 1.84 lakh arrested in major drive: K'taka Minister tells Assembly
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Excise Department has conducted a statewide crackdown on illegal liquor trade over the last two years, resulting in arrests and seizures of alcohol, Karnataka Excise Minister R B Timmapur said on Tuesday.
As many as 1,09,017 people were arrested, and seizures included 13.66 lakh litres of liquor and 27.19 lakh litres of beer, he said in a written reply to a starred question by Harihar BJP MLA B P Harish in the Karnataka Assembly.
The Minister said the enforcement drive covered the financial year 2023–24, 2024–25 up to June, and 2025–26 from July to October, targeting unauthorised liquor manufacture, storage, sale and transportation across the State.
"During this period, statewide enforcement drives resulted in a total of 1,84,570 raids against illegal liquor sales,” Timmapur said.
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He noted that 9,179 non-bailable cases and 91,968 bailable and compoundable cases under Section 15(A) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, were registered during the same period.
According to him, there have been no reports indicating that students have become addicted to alcohol due to illegal liquor sales.
The sale of alcohol to minors is strictly prohibited under the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, and the department has issued periodic instructions to initiate legal action against violators, with strict enforcement and investigation measures in place, the Minister said.
Excise officials are carrying out regular road and night patrols, collecting intelligence, monitoring habitual offenders and conducting raids to identify illicit distillation units, unauthorised liquor outlets and spurious liquor manufacturing centres, he said, adding the department is also enforcing the law to prevent the production, storage, sale and transport of spurious, non-duty-paid and unauthorised liquor.
Regular patrols are being conducted on national and state highways, with suspicious vehicles being subjected to checks.
At the district level, standing committee meetings are held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners, and joint operations are carried out with the police and forest departments to curb excise-related offences.
The department is also conducting awareness programmes through Gram Sabhas and in schools and colleges to educate the public and students about the physical, mental and social health hazards associated with alcohol addiction and substance abuse, Timmapur added.
