Siddaramaiah is a 'terrorist': Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel
Mangaluru: The State BJP President, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel responded to Siddaramaiah’s statements that equated RSS with the Taliban and said, “I feel that Siddaramaiah is a terrorist.”
Addressing the media in the city on Wednesday, he said, “Siddaramaiah is in an unhealthy state with the Congress. When he is in such an unhealthy state, he issues such statements.”
“Siddaramaiah’s is the Taliban culture. When Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister of the state, a maximum number of killings have taken place. Prashant Poojary, Sharath Madivala, Deepak Rao, and Madikeri’s Kuttappa were killed in the Dakshina Kannada district. During his tenure, 24 Hindu youths were murdered. A woman who had gone to the ATM was also assaulted. A female college-going student was murdered in Sullia. All of this has occurred during the time of Siddaramaiah’s governance. His is the Taliban culture. That is why I have said that Siddaramaiah is a terrorist”, Nalin stated.
“During Siddaramaiah’s governance maximum number of murders, extortion, rampant cow killings used to occur. Then, what moral ground does he hold to talk about the RSS?” Nalin Kumar questioned.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
