Dharmasthala: Mandya YouTuber alleges paid campaign against Dharmasthala, seeks SIT probe
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Mandya: A local YouTuber has alleged that some content creators were offered money to produce videos targeting Dharmasthala under the guise of campaigns seeking justice for Sowjanya.
According to a report by Deccan Herald, Sumanth, a resident of Thoppanahalli in Maddur taluk, claimed he too was approached with such an offer but refused. “A conspiracy was hatched two years ago. YouTubers were funded to promote it. I was offered money as well, but I rejected it,” he said. Sumanth demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry into those “luring YouTubers with money” to post defamatory content.
The remarks come against the backdrop of recent cases involving YouTubers and activists over their comments on the Dharmasthala issue.
Meanwhile, Srirangapatna MLA Ramesh Bandisiddegowda praised the state government’s handling of the matter. He said the SIT probe had “upheld the glory and tradition” of the kshetra and protected the reputation of Lord Manjunatha and Annappa Swamy.
“The government has acted rightly. If the SIT probe had not been ordered, critics would have accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of being ‘secularist’ and targeted Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar despite his faith,” the MLA said in the report by DH, dismissing the opposition’s demand to hand the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Dhaka (PTI): Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, days after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general elections.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to 60-year-old Rahman at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad instead of Bangabhaban, in a departure from a long-standing tradition.
Earlier in the day, Rahman was elected as leader of the parliamentary party by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmakers.
Rahman's BNP has bagged 209 out of 297 seats, while right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats in the 13th Parliamentary elections. Deposed premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League was barred from contesting polls.
