PALINI R. SWAMY writes from Bangalore: Surprises never cease in the captivating theatre that is Indian politics, and every new act, it seems, only ends up sowing the seeds of cynicism about the political class even deeper.
And the latest “scene” in this endless play is of the Kanakapura MP Tejaswini Sriramesh of the Indian National Congress filing a complaint of alleged assault on her by the former Ramanagaram MLA, C.M. Lingappa, also of the Indian National Congress, and his supporters.
Tejaswini, a former Udaya TV interviewer, who owes her rise to former minister D.K. Shiva Kumar, has alleged that the incident took place at Aijoor, near Bidadi off the Bangalore-Mysore highway, this evening, when she was canvassing for the Legislative Council elections.
“I just said, namasakara anna, and Lingappa, who was clearly drunk, suddenly pounced on me, showering me with the choicest abuses, even threatening to have acid thrown on me,” Tejaswini told ETV this evening.
However, sources say that Tejaswini is painting a distorted picture of what really happened. It all began some 10 days when she took off on the much senior Lingappa, in his absence, at a Vokkaligara Sangha meeting, using expletives freely against the senior Congress leader.
Today, when she bumped into him at Aijoor, Lingappa is believed to have invited her to repeated the same in front of him. At which point, say sources, Tejaswini and her supporters pounced on Lingappa and got physical with him, ripping off his shirt, even slapping him.
However, Tejaswini is said to have turned the tables on Lingappa by rushing to the police and filing a complaint.
Only last week, a Bangalore court had thrown out a complaint filed by Tejaswini against journalist Ravi Belagere, whom she had accused of threatening her on the phone and warning her of an acid attack.
“When my wife does not get scared when I call her on the phone, can anyone believe such a claim?” a victorious Belagere had told television reporters, tongue firmly in bearded cheek.
Since when did Ramanagara become Ramanagaram?
Guru the writer Palini R Swamy is a Konga. They make everything Tamil………Ramanagara is Ramanagaram for these Kongas……….
why you people are ‘garum’?
its a practice to add ‘rum’ to all ‘gara’s and ‘vara’s as well as ‘tha’s.
Its long time since Malleswara, got its ‘m’ as suffix.
Similarly ‘Agara Tank’ is Agaram.
Chatra is Chatram, Muhoorta is Muhoortam etc…
Kannada is greatly influenced by sanskrit and more recently telugu. Since both these languages are fond of ‘rum’, we have this peculiar situation.
Arvind, I am aware of that. I grew up in Gokulam, went to school in Jayalakshmipuram, to college near Ashokapuram (anyone from NIE here?) and am basically well acquainted with all the other purams in Mysore. However, Ramanagara to Ramanagaram conversion is quite recent, and hence the query.
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I don’t know why this news item should make so big when the fight is within the family. I can understand this to become a big one if the fight is between Congress / JD(s) / BJP. Since it is within the family I guess, we should not be caring too much about this. All of us know the culture of this so called 100 year old party and it is best left to themselves to bite each other.
Hi,
This entire episode shows that these new generation politicians can create something out of nothing just to gain a coverage on TV and be on news. It is disgusting. Beware those who support reserations to women in legislaure. There will more of such complaints and news items in papers.
Le Palani swamy,
Kongatagalannu bittu irodu kali. We are cribbing about kannadigas selling their papers, we should be cribbing more about the non-kannadiga hoax to be in media.
Aravind:
Sanskrit has influenced a lot in every language. but I feel disgusted when you claim Telugu has influenced kannada. Its a PJ
coming to issue:
Bucket teji is a curse to the people of kanakapura constituency. she alreday has a face which is as good as washed from acid. I dont understand why do men will scare her with acid.
she did spend 2 years with Ravi in court and walked with dishonor. I was witnessing the way Ravi’s lawyer ‘Diwakar’ unfolded her lies. she was asked questins which make her to get disgust, but this lady doesn’t have any form of self respect and can try to harrase any one and then get harassed.
Best thing is to ignore such ladies who are insane to human kind
Girish
My comment on Telugu influence on Kannada was specific to mixing ‘RUM’ and ‘AHAM(U)’. You can call it as a PJ’emu’, I have no objections. Find me one hundred people who say ‘get me a ticket to Malleshwara’. Whether its the influence of Tamizh or Telugu or Samskruta or sheer ‘RUM’, only language pun-dits of your kind should educate us.
On the recent postings, it appears that you have completely ‘bought’ the story from Hi Bangalore. May be you are highly influenced by Ravi Belagere. Anyways no comments on your ‘comments’
With due apologies to all, this is my contact info for diga. yasho78 at gmail.
I seem to have triggered an unintended discussion on linguistics. I apologise to all for the same.
Lingappa and Teju..C’mon Guys why do we need a News Piece on them
Do they deserve ?
Tejasvini Ramesh is a big 420 , Girinagardhalli Site Laptaysi avaldhu dodda kathe . Odhabeku andre OURKARNATAKA DAT COM nalli nodi .
aavLU kelsa aagbeku andre yaav KATHE KAAL bekadru kattthale .
DKSi Poster Girl ( Ondu kaaldhalli )
Regarding ‘AM’ ..Oklipuram , Krishnarajram,Malleswaram ,Srirampuram…Tamil Influence aste.
Thanks to our Tamil corporaters .. and continues with our Meda Temil brethern
( Kannada is being used because NON-Kannadigas would care a damn on Tejaswi ramesh ..they dont know who she is and need not know)
Arvind. thanks to know much about your love towards kannada. I really aprreciate it.
Teji’s case on Ravi: I used to witness it as the case use to be on saturdays and hence my comments. I do get influence by Hi’s reports sometimes but believe me, I am the first line critic for Ravi and hence his friend.
Though’AM’ is the Tamil influenced, it should be more credited to the Iyenagars/Iyers of Bangalore who speak both Kannada and Tamil.
Annagalira, ee am influencw kongarade hodu aadare nanage annisuthe nivu yaru B’lore Mysore madhya trainnalli hoguvaga ramanagara stationnalli board nopde illa annisuthe alli irodu ramnagarmme hogli bidi adu yake eega ee yemma tejamma yake heege aaaduthale? She was translating all her conversation to English on national media eshtu keetadagi ithu maryade aagi kannadadalli mathu aadodakee enu rogano.
“BROTHER THIS IS NOT THE PLACE BROTHER” Antha heluthane iddalanthe aadroo avaru kelisikollale ilvanthe how horrible. Pity is that these are our so called leaders what to do
Teju ge thale iddre thaane sarige aadoke, yen doddu tholu. Kelasa baradha naalayakku. Yen saadisidhale avalu?
I think Teju cannot spell ‘sa’ kaara in kannada – she can only speak ‘sha’ kaara… has anyone observed this? Eg. yashashvi instead of spelling yashasvi
Nasty incidents like this will meet their death the moment newspapers stop publicising them.
Abba. What a spew of venom on Tarale Tjeashwini (to spell like her). She indeed is nasty. If i remember right, She had interviewed JH patel (Former CM) once and asked him pertinently on his womanising and alcohalism. He rebuked her saying – it is my wife who has to worry over such things. Why are you worried? – it was a slap on her acid washed face.
Ene Aagli – sikappatte Tarle hengsu
Hi,
Anybody have you visited the below mentioned link, if not please go to this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_Bangalore
This link is spreading a wrong message about our Great writer Mr.Ravibelagere. People should understand his concern about socity and messages, news published in Hi Bangalore. as u are aware it is changed some people’s life style, thinking mentality, success in life etc……. Really it is good weekly in our state.
With out reading his books, paper or waching crime dairy, we should not talk all bull shits.
By Ranganath