Joining BJP backfired on former IPS officer K Annamalai, says Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi
Koppal: Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi has opined that former police officer K Annamalai’s decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backfired on him as he is likely to lose the Tamil Nadu State President post now.
The minister, who spoke to reporters in Koppal on Saturday, said that Annamalai had been highly regarded in Karnataka for his excellent service. “Things went bad for him once he joined the BJP. We have even seen videos of Annamalai whip himself standing in the middle of the road. Now, the situation is worse for him,” he added.
Tangadagi, who is also Koppal District In-charge Minister, said that the BJP always attempts at cheating people, citing the poll promises made by the national party to credit funds to people’s account and provide jobs.
“In addition, the leaders of the party follow a use-and-throw policy. I too was supported by the BJP when I was an Independent candidate who had won the elections. The leaders had offered me any post in the Cabinet except that of the chief minister. After proving the majority in the Legislature, however, they kept all the prominent ministries and offered me one of the least regarded posts in the Cabinet,” he recollected.
“The BJP plays with people who are inexperienced in politics and cannot see through their tricks. It has anyway been cheating the public, given that it does not wish the position of the poor to improve. The leaders’ only aim is to see their children rise and grow,” the minister alleged.
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Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet cases
Jerusalem, Apr 8 (AP): Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday killed at least 25 people, including eight children and five women, according to Palestinian medics.
Meanwhile, Israel's Supreme Court is hearing a group of eight cases challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's move to dismiss the head of the internal security agency.
Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas in March and has cut off all food, fuel and humanitarian aid to Gaza -- a tactic that rights groups say is a war crime -- while issuing displacement orders that have forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee Israeli bombardments and ground operations.
Israel's war in Gaza, in its 18th month, has killed over 50,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Israel has vowed to escalate the war until Hamas returns dozens of remaining hostages, disarms and leaves the territory.
The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, and taking 251 others hostage. The group still holds 59 captives -- 24 believed to be alive.
