A frosty affair: BSY, KSE give each other the silent treatment at function
The Hindu
Days after Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa wrote to Governor Vajubhai Vala complaining about Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the two came face to face for the first time
Days after Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa wrote to Governor Vajubhai Vala complaining about Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the two came face to face for the first time in public at Harihara on Sunday. Except for an exchange of customary pleasantries, the two senior BJP leaders from Shivamogga did not speak to each other. The leaders shared the stage and participated in the inauguration of a community hall, a students’ hostel and a welcome arch, organised by Kaginele Mahasamsthana at Belloddi in Harihara. Mr. Eshwarappa, a Kuruba leader, has been closely associated with the Kaginele Mutt in the recent demand for Scheduled Caste status for Kurubas. “There were no backroom talks between the leaders. They did not even speak. The Chief Minister greeted the Minister when he came face to face along with the Kaginele seer, whom Yediyurappa greeted as well,” a source in the Chief Minister’s Office, adding that even Mr. Eshwarappa was busy speaking to the seer when the Chief Minister was addressing the gathering.More Related News