The residence of Kannada film actress Radhika, who has also starred in a few Tamil movies, was raided in Bangalore on Sunday by officials of the income-tax department. According to Deccan Herald, quoting “highly placed sources”, Rs 3.5 crore in cash and undisclosed income worth Rs 8.5 crorew were seized. For her part, Radhika maintains that nothing has been seized as she files her returns properly.
The IT raid came in the backdrop of reports in the tabloid Hi Bangalore! among others last week, which speculated upon the source of funds for a two-bit actress, allegedly the daughter of a former kabab maker in Mangalore, to buy a house with five bathrooms worth Rs 12 crore in the rather obnoxiously titled Dollar Colony.
How is it that our IT men are so quick in raiding actors and actresses, and why are they so slow off the blocks in dealing with politicians and bureaucrats playing around with more money than their known sources of income?
It’s been months since Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his family members were exposed by the former minister D.K. Shiva Kumar as buying up commercial complexes, agricultural lands, etc, complete with proof of bank transactions.
It’s been months since minister C. Chennigappa was caught on camera by the BJP’s Janardhan Reddy taking oodles of cash in the mining scam. It’s been months since a serving police officer Narayana Gowda was shown on CNN-IBN bragging about his ability to swing deals thanks to his proximity to the CM’s family.
Why didn’t we have the tax men knocking on their doors then? Why is a kabab-maker’s girl such easy meat?
It’s time for RADHIKA to enter Politics. She should approach Ruling Party first, then opposition, then faraway parties like SP, BSP…
KP,
India is a cauldron of caste,linguistic and ethnic identities.
You journalists judge the real world by some non-existent utopian ideal.
There are different standards for politicians and the rest.
HDK is protecting Karnataka interests with maturity.And Gowda,the police officer,is a son of the soil.These are common place occurences in many parts of india like punjab,TN etc.After all ,indian nationalism is not the most spontaneous or natural political ideology for many indians.
Nobody expressed this better than the Tamil-kannada poet from mysore,AK Ramanujan.
Indian unity has been unity at the top.as ramanujan remarked brilliantly it is like trousers,singular at the top and plural at the bottom.
The rulers need a cut in the cake for running the show.This is an accepted practice in india.Like the “shyamantaka mani upaakhyanam” in the Bhagavata.
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Well the question , How can an actress whose ENTIRE ‘SAMBHAVANAE’ is less that a crore ( for 25 films ) buy a flat worth 12 crore .?
Daal mein Kuch khaala hain . Who is buying for her ?
Is the Kabaab vendor from mangalore has connections to ‘SHETTY’ Bhai log in Dubai and elsewhere?
have you seen Radhika frequent Dubai or any such exotic locations recently?
Or Have you see her going with any Congress Big wigs like ……keep guessing ?
Tax raids on Radhika’s house and mystery into her 12 crore palatial bunglow evokes greater intrest than anything else.
Mane katti Nodu Belae Katti Nodu
Just another sign of our upside-down model where things are done in a reverse order!
In Shakespearean language, ” corruption , thy names are Indian politician and police officer”
Depending upon the STAR value, the rate fixed by IT department will be paid. She optionally can enter politics too. She can join Jailaliltha and company for training.
Easy meat ? Nonsense !
Easy Meat ? Costly swaamy ….Yidhu 13 Koti Prashnae :-)
All you guys have a fixation for Mangalore Gals…
first it was Shilpa Shetty…a Bangalore tabloid even fixed the price for her!
now you are talking about Radhika…and her so called associations with politicians…
enchina marayre?
Leave our girls alone!
Guys , IDELLA STOP MAADI KELSA MAADI ,Costly life , Thale baachkoli , powder haakoli , Aunty talkies ge Uncle office ge :-)
You r right. There is no use in breaking our heads against such things. Whatever they do let them…it hardly matters anybody.
See Bros.. Namge avrdu personal matter beda,. But money matters… Rich get richer and poor get poorer in india.. Maklu politicians ella full 5-6 generationge aago ashtu money maadittidare..
I’m Mrs Kumaraswamy: Radhika
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-Mrs-Kumaraswamy-Radhika/articleshow/6960093.cms
Time is ripe. Yeddy must act quick – file a case of rape, adultery or polygamy against HDK.
Nastika,
Just polygamy would do:)
I am sure all the JDS supporters were thinking how macho Kumaranna was and so on. Then again, who knows Kumaranna might claim he has become Kamaran of Ramanagar and Radhika has become Razia!! LOL. Next Dirty will simply say he has donated a son and daughter-in-law to the minority community.