Studio owned by K'taka Minister plans movie on Vokkaliga chieftains who allegedly 'killed' Tipu
Bengaluru, Mar 17: A film studio owned by film producer-turned-politician and Horticulture Minister Munirathna is said to be contemplating making a movie on Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, the Vokkaliga chieftains, who according to a section of people and some ruling BJP leaders, allegedly killed erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan.
Munirathna's studio 'Vrushabhadri Productions' has applied with the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce to register the movie title Uri Gowda Nanje Gowda', film industry sources said.
The move assumes significance ahead of Assembly polls in Karnataka, due by May.
A section of people in the old Mysuru belt claims that Tipu did not die fighting the British, but was killed by the two Vokkaliga chieftains, which has been contested by some historians.
While, Congress and JD(S) leaders have maintained that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda did not even exist, and they might just be a fictional characters, the BJP, which is trying to make inroads into the Vokkaliga dominated 'Old Mysuru' region ahead of polls, seems to be using the duo as their latest mascots.
BJP is also using them to target Tipu Sultan, and to accuse the Congress and JD(S) of indulging in appeasement politics, by celebrating the Muslim ruler.
Charging the BJP with 'misleading' Vokkaligas, by using fictional characters and saying they killed Tipu Sultan, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy in a series of tweets has alleged that attempts are on to malign the community.
This is part of a "hidden agenda" by the BJP to "insult and politically end" Vokkaligas, through a smear campaign, he said.
Vokkaligas constitute the major vote base of the JD(S).
However, senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State (MoS) Shobha Karandlaje said that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda were real, and there were historical references about them.
Claiming that the names of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda are there in plays and ballads, she said, they fought Tipu to safeguard the family of Mysuru Maharajas and to protect the state."Why are Congress and JD(S) worried?"
ಕಲ್ಪಿತಕಥೆ, ಸುಳ್ಳುಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಜನರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಷಬೀಜ ಬಿತ್ತಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲೋಲಕಲ್ಲೋಲ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ವಕ್ರದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿದೆ.ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರನ್ನು ಹೇಗಾದರೂ ಹಳ್ಳ ಹಿಡಿಸಲೆಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಹಿಡೆನ್ ಅಜೆಂಡಾ @BJP4Karnataka ಗೆ ಇರುವುದಂತೂ ಸತ್ಯ.1/11#ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರ_ಮೇಲೆ_ಬಿಜೆಪಿ_ವಕ್ರದೃಷ್ಟಿ pic.twitter.com/dnJZgHRqub
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) March 17, 2023
ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆಗೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಗಳ ಸ್ವಾಗತ ಕಮಾನಿಗೆ ಉರಿಗೌಡ-ನಂಜೇಗೌಡ ಕಲ್ಪಿತ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಇಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು @BJP4Karnataka ಸರಕಾರ. ಮೊದಲೇ ಇದ್ದ ಪರಮಪೂಜ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಶ್ರೀಶ್ರೀ ಬಾಲಗಂಗಾಧರನಾಥ ಮಹಾಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಗಳ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಚಿ ಕಲ್ಪಿತ ಹೆಸರುಗಳ ಕಮಾನು ಕಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇ ಪರಮದ್ರೋಹ.3/11#ಕುಲಕ್ಕೂ_ಅಪಮಾನ_ಕುಲ_ಗುರುವಿಗೂ_ಅಪಮಾನ
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ಸಚಿವರು, ವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಮುನಿರತ್ನ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ವೃಷಭಾದ್ರಿ ಪ್ರೊಡಕ್ಷನ್ಸ್‌ ಮೂಲಕ ' ಉರಿಗೌಡ ನಂಜೇಗೌಡ ' ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಮಂಡಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮಾಡಲು ಹೊರಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರ ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ಬೆಳ್ಳಿತೆರೆಯ ಮೇಲೆಯೂ ಮೂರಾಬಟ್ಟೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಂಚು ರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.5/11
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ಚರಿತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ವಿರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸುವ ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮೂಲಕಾರಣರು ಯಾರು? ಇಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ, ಈ ಮುನಿರತ್ನಗೂ ಮಂಡ್ಯದ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರಿಗೂ ಸಂಬಂಧವೇನು? ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗ ಕುಲದಲ್ಲೇ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಒಕ್ಕಲು ಸಂಕುಲಕ್ಕೆ ಟಿಪ್ಪು ಕೊಲೆಯ ಕೊಳೆ ಮೆತ್ತಿಸಲು ಹೊರಟಿರುವ ಒಕ್ಕಲು ಕುಲದ ಇಬ್ಬರು ನಿಜವಾದ ಖಳನಾಯಕರನ್ನು ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರೆಂದೂ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸರು.7/11
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) March 17, 2023
ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ,ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ,ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರ ಎಂದು ಸದಾ ಬಡಬಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಉನ್ನತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವ ಡಾ.ಸಿ.ಎನ್.ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥನಾರಾಯಣ ಅವರಂತೂ ಈಗ ಉರಿಗೌಡ, ನಂಜೇಗೌಡ ಎಂದು ವಿಷನಂಜು ಉಗಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರು ಈ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಾರಾಯೇ? ಬರೆದರೂ ಬರೆಯಬಹುದು.
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) March 17, 2023
ಏಕೆಂದರೆ, ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಕುಲದ್ರೋಹಿಗಳಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಒಕ್ಕಲು ಸಂಕುಲದ ವಿನಾಶಕರು.9/11
ಉರಿಗೌಡ, ನಂಜೇಗೌಡ ಎಂಬ ಕಲ್ಪಿತ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗ ಹೆಸರುಗಳ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ, ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮಾಡುವ ದುರುಳ ಐಡಿಯಾ, ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರ ಮೇಲೆ @BJP4India , @BJP4Karnataka ಬೀರುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಕ್ರದೃಷ್ಟಿ... ಇದೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರನ್ನು ರಾಜಕೀಯವಾಗಿ ಮುಗಿಸಿಬಿಡುವ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ರಕ್ಕಸ ಹಿಡೆನ್ ಅಜೆಂಡಾ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಮತ್ತೇನೂ ಅಲ್ಲ. 11/11
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) March 17, 2023
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My words misunderstood, distorted; regret any pain to women: Karnataka HM G Parameshwara
Bengaluru, Apr 8 (PTI): A day after he found himself in a controversy for his remarks over the recent molestation incident here, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said, his statement was not understood properly and it was distorted.
He also said that he would express regret if it has caused pain to anyone, especially the women.
Parameswara repeatedly asserted that he is someone who believes in the importance of providing safety and protection to women and as the Home Minister he is committed to ensure their safety, and has taken several measures in this regard.
Responding to the incident where a woman was molested while walking in Suddaguntepalya on April 3, Parameshwara on Monday had said: "Police are working continuously round-the-clock braving rain and cold. That is why there is peace in Bengaluru. In a big city like Bengaluru, incidents like this do take place here and there."
This statement had created a controversy, eliciting a strong criticism from opposition BJP and the National Commission for Women (NCW) too had sought a public apology.
"On the directions of NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, the Commission has strongly objected to the insensitive remarks made by Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on the recent Bengaluru molestation case.
Such statements trivialise crimes against women. NCW has written to the Hon'ble Governor & Hon'ble CM of Karnataka demanding a public apology from the Home Minister and urgent action to strengthen law and order," NCW said in a post on 'X'.
Clarifying his statement Parameshwara on Tuesday said, "Yesterday my statement has not been properly understood by you (media), and other platforms too have understood it differently. I'm always for women's protection.
As a Home Minister I have implemented various progrmmes like the Nirbhaya scheme. When compared to other states we have spent more Nirbhaya funds and implemented it along with the central government. I would like to share what we have done for the protection of women some day."
Speaking with reporters here, he said, "distorting some statement and speaking about me is not right. I believe and have taken several measures for the protection of women -- our sisters and mothers. If there are any issues (concerning women's safety), I have made officials in the department responsible. So my statement should not be projected by distorting it."
"I'm not saying this for those from the BJP, who are doing politics. If my statement has caused pain to anyone -- our sisters, mothers, I express regret. But there is no need to take it to different platforms by projectingit in a different way," he added.
Stating that during daily briefings by the police commissioners or during briefing from across the state, he is keeping an eye on such cases concerning safety of women, the Home Minister said, "While reviewing, I regularly instruct police to take strict action whether it is cases of harassment, POCSO cases. So there is no question of any negligence or any indifference on my part."
"I will take all the strict measures required in favour of women and their safety. This is not just for the sake of making statements," he said.
To a question on allegations that atrocities against women have increased in the state in last couple of years, Parameshwara asked,"should I give the number of cases when the BJP was in power?"
"I have already given the statistics. If they claim that nothing happened during their period, people will laugh at it," he said.
