AHINDA communities warn Congress against unseating Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Nov 27 (PTI): The Karnataka State Federation of Backward Class Communities (KSFBCC) has warned Congress that any attempt to unseat Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the wake of infighting in the state Congress will have a bearing on the party.
A power tussle is going on between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, who is aspiring to become the next Chief Minister.
Addressing reporters here, KSFBCC president K M Ramachandrappa said AHINDA (Kannada acronym for minorities backward classes and Dalits communities) is deeply pained to see the development taking place.
He recalled the statement of Karnataka Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha president L Srinivas who had said in a press conference on Thursday that the Congress high command should consider giving ‘coolie’ (token of reward) for the work Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has done by toiling hard to bring the party to power.
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Ramachandrappa said Shivakumar has already got ‘Coolie’ for the work he did in the form of position as the Deputy Chief Minister.
He said even religious heads are also participating in this discussion and are threatening that they will also be part of the chorus seeking removal of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
"These threats are not new ones but have been happening for very long time. Since the independence it has been happening. We the downtrodden community will not bow down to these threats," KSFBCC president said.
Due to these developments, Ahinda is deeply pained, he said.
Expressing his fear, he said, "Those against the caste census can unseat the chief minister, we can only assume how they will behave with our communities".
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He added that they are witnessing the way AHINDA communities are being treated and are getting representation in the government and society.
He said, "If this development continues further, then we warn that it will be problematic for Congress in the coming days. AHINDA category will not sit idly.”
“If the pontiffs and the Vokkaliga Sangha is ready to stage agitation then we will also not leave our leader. The 70 per cent population of AHINDA communities had offered support to this government. We will not tolerate attempts to bring down a leader from the AHINDA community,” Ramachandrappa said.
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Naval information leak case: Fourth accused held
Udupi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Udupi police have arrested another accused in a case involving the alleged transmission of confidential information related to the Indian Navy to Pakistan, taking the total number of arrests to four, officials said on Thursday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Alif Islam (21), a native of West Bengal, who was presently residing at Marayur village in Idukki district of Kerala, they said.
He was apprehended in connection with the alleged leak of a confidential list containing identification numbers of Indian naval vessels, police said.
According to investigators, the accused are suspected to have shared sensitive information through WhatsApp and Facebook with contacts in Pakistan without authorisation.
The case was registered at Malpe police station in 2025 following a complaint regarding the alleged illegal transmission of naval-related data, officials said.
Police said the investigation pertains to the alleged sharing of a classified list of ship numbers linked to the Indian Navy.
In November 2025, two accused -- Rohit and Santri from Uttar Pradesh -- were taken into custody in connection with the same case. Later, Hirendra Kumar from Gujarat was arrested in December 2025.
With the latest arrest, the number of persons held in the case has risen to four.
Police said one more accused is yet to be apprehended. The operator of the Facebook page allegedly used to transmit the information also remains at large.
Investigators suspect that Islam may be a Bangladeshi national, and efforts are on to verify his citizenship and other credentials.
Further investigation is under way, police added.
