Leaders condole death of M Karunanidhi
Bengaluru, August 07: Leaders of the state including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and others condoled the death of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi.
In his condolence note, Deve Gowda said that “I have shocked to hear the news. The country has lost an able leader. I have a close relationship with Karunanidhi for the last five decades. Today, I have lost my elder brother. When I had become the prime minister, Karunanidhi played a major role. The entire country and personally, it is great loss. Let the god give the family members courage to bear the loss of a great leader”, he said.
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that when he was alive, he was a legend. Throughout his life, Karunanidhi had toiled for the development of Tamil Nadu. He had exhibited his statesmanship in strengthening and organizing a regional party. He had met him several times. Whenever he met him, Karunanidhi used to tell him about the importance of regional parties. The pro-people programmes introduced for the welfare of the backward and oppressed classes in Tamil Nadu, were replicated in several other states in the country. He had entered the politics through film industry and gave a strong voice for the voiceless through his unique political philosophy, which is a model to others, he said.
With the demise of Karunanidhi, the country has lost a charismatic personality in the politics and especially, Tamil Nadu has lost one of its top-most leaders, Kumaraswamy said.
BJP state president and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said that Karunanidhi who had worked as a social worker in very young age, had become the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for five times and it was a great achievement. Because of his leadership, he would remain in the hearts of people. “When I was the chief minister in Karnataka, he was also the CM in Tamil Nadu. I would not forget his cooperation in installing the bust of Sarvajna at Chennai. The response of Karunanidhi was commendable for improving the relationship of two states by installing Thiruvalluvar bust in the state”, he recalled.
No one would deny his contribution to Tamil Nadu. The people of TN would remember his contribution for ever. After Jayalalitha’s demise, the death of Karunanidhi has created a void in Tamil Nadu politics. He would understand the pain of the people of Tamil Nadu. But no one should take law into their hands and give way for untoward incidents, he appealed.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
