Former CM Siddaramaiah lashes out at people who abused Girish Karnad on social media after his death
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday came down hard on the social media users who abused Girish Karnad on social media after reports of his demise was made public on Monday morning.
Siddaramaiah compared the abusers to the murderers and said “Those who enjoy on someone’s death, they are like their killers”.
Social media users on Monday were seen criticizing the noted playwright, actor and Kannada writer after his demise so much so that the social media pages were full of comments of hatred and abuses against the Jnanpith Award winner writer.
Siddaramaiah further added that people get what they sow and urged people to strive towards humanity and harmony to spread love in the society.
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As predicted, finally it rains in parts of IT hub, but not enough, say B'luru residents
Bengaluru (PTI): Just as the weather agencies predicted on Thursday, humidity built up to 47 per cent in Bengaluru before the clouds let loose, drenching parts of the IT hub. Bengalureans took to 'X' to compare notes on ‘rain status’ in their locality.
Weather enthusiast Vijay, who tracks the day-to-day swings of Karnataka weather in his page, ‘Namma Karnataka Weather’ started a thread on rain, listing areas where it rained heavily, moderately, lightly as well as areas where rains drizzled for a mere few minutes.
Soon, people started posting rain videos from their localities on his thread.
Residents of Whitefield and Jayanagar were happy to report heavy and thundering rain. But most were complaining that the drizzle only made things worse, with Bengaluru getting more hot.
'X' user Aravind Balaji (@aravindn15) complained of "too much winds" near Banashankari and surroundings. From Malleswaram too, 'X' user Anil Raje Urs (@AnilRajeUrs3) said even as it started to rain in his area, strong winds chased the clouds away.
Another 'X' user, Jeevan Bk (@Bkjeevan) was disappointed that there was no rain in north west Bengaluru. So, were Thirumenhalli and Yelahanka residents and social media users who complained that the much awaited rain gave them a few droplets preview after a thundering entry and disappeared off the horizon.
Meanwhile, according to Meteorology Centre Bengaluru, India Meteorology Department (IMD), maximum temperature in Bengaluru ranged between 39.1 and 38.2 degree celsius.
