'Chhatrapati Shivaji belonged to Karnataka'
Two Karnataka Deputy CMs lash out at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray for raising border issue
Belagavi, Jan 31: Two Deputy Chief Ministers of Karnataka on Sunday lashed out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for raking up the border issue and alleged he was doing so to divert attention from infighting in the coalition government there.
Thackeray had been raising the issue of merger of Belagavi, Karwar and Nippani which has a strong presence of Marathi speaking people, with his state.
He had recently demanded that the Marathi speaking regions in Karnataka be declared a Union Territory till the Supreme Court gives its final verdict.
Deputy CM Govind Karjol said Thackeray should remember that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whom the Shiv Sena perceives as its icon and named its party after him, was "a Kannadiga."
"Thackeray does not know history. Shivaji's forefather Belliyappa was from Soratur in Gadag district in Karnataka.
When there was drought in Gadag, Belliyappa left for Maharashtra.
Shivaji was the fourth generation of the family," Karjol said.
He opined that Thackeray had been raising this issue just to divert attention from the infighting in the coalition government headed by him and fear of losing power
Echoing similar views, Deputy CM Laxman Savadi alleged that the Maharashtra government had failed miserably on various counts.
He also alleged that Thackeray could not carry out any pro-people measures during the COVID-19 pandemic due to which he was losing his popularity.
Savadi had on January 27 dwelt on Thackeray's statement and said Mumbai should be part of Karnataka and that the Centre should declare it a Union territory till then.
Ramesh Jarkiholi,Minister in-charge of Belagavi district, which borders Maharashtra, had spoken along the lines of the Deputy CMs today
Minister for Women and Child Development Shashikala Jolle, who hails from Belagavi district, had said Belgavi is the land from where Kittur Rani Chennamma had led an armed rebellion against the British for freedom.
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Shocking: Deepika Padukone on L&T head suggesting 90-hour work week for employees
New Delhi: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has joined the social media discourse around L&T chairman S N Subrahmanyan's remarks about wishing to make employees work on Sundays, saying it was shocking to see such statements coming from people in top positions at companies.
In an undated video circulating on social media, Subrahmanyan is heard saying, "How long can you stare at your wife?"
"I regret I am not able to make you work on Sundays. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy, because I work on Sundays," he further said in the video.
Sharing a post about the L&T head's statement on her Instagram Stories, Padukone said, "Shocking to see people in such senior positions make such statements #mentalhealthmatter."
Subrahmanyan's comments drew criticism on social media with some questioning why highly paid CEOs with different job pressures expect the same level of commitment from less-paid employees.
Soon after, L&T issued a clarification saying the chairman's remarks were in the context of extraordinary efforts required for achieving extraordinary outcomes for the nation.
"We believe this is India's decade, a time demanding collective dedication and effort to drive progress and realise our shared vision of becoming a developed nation.
"The chairman's remarks reflect this larger ambition, emphasising that extraordinary effort," L&T spokesperson said in a brief statement.
Padukone, who has been advocating about mental well being and is also the founder of not-for-profit organisation The Live Love Laugh Foundation, posted the company's statement on Instagram and wrote, "And they just made it worse..."
The remarks by Subrahmanyan have reignited the work-life balance debate, first triggered by Infosys Co-Founder Narayana Murthy's suggestion of a 70-hour work week.
Last year, Murthy had said, "India's work productivity is one of the lowest in the world... my request is that our youngsters must say, 'this is my country, I want to work 70 hours a week'."
