"BJP seeking help from cinema leaders as they do not have political leaders”, Cong takes dig at BJP

Vartha Bharati | 05-04-2023 | 18:38:00 IST

Bengaluru: Bengaluru is abuzz with discussions and debates after actor Sudeep announced his plans to campaign for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the upcoming assembly elections. While the BJP and its supporters have welcomed Sudeep's decision, the opposition Congress has taken a jibe at the ruling party's reliance on actors for its election campaign.

Taking to Twitter, Congress mocked the BJP for lacking charismatic leaders and accused them of hiding the face of former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. The party also pointed out that the BJP's reliance on cinema stars is a clear indication that they do not have political leaders capable of winning the elections on their own.

The Congress in its tweet asserted that the BJP and CM Bommai have both realized they cannot bank on the aura of PM Modi or CM Bommai to poll votes for the party and have surrendered to movie actors to get them votes.

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Three of family drown in river in Kerala

11-04-2026 ¦ 11-04-2026 IST

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Kozhikode (PTI): Three members of a family, including a girl, drowned in a river at Nadapuram in this district on Saturday, police said.

The tragic incident occurred when the family had gone to Puliyavu river near Nadapuram, to wash their clothes.

The deceased were identified as Ansar (43), his wife Suhada (39), and Isa Mariyam (8), daughter of Ansar's brother--all residents of Puliyavu here.

According to preliminary information, the child accidentally slipped into deep waters and Ansar and his wife attempted to rescue her.

But all three were also pulled in by the current and drowned.

The couple's children alerted the locals, who initiated rescue efforts.

Though they were pulled out of the water, their lives could not be saved, police said.

The bodies were shifted to the nearby state-run hospital and further procedures are underway, they added.