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Yathindra says Siddaramaiah recommended Mahadevappa, not Zameer for Cabinet
Yathindra says Siddaramaiah recommended Mahadevappa, not Zameer for Cabinet
Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah said his father, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, recommended H.C. Mahadevappa for the Karnataka Cabinet, but not Chamarajpet MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan. Mahadevappa’s name, he said, topped a…
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Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah said his father, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, recommended H.C. Mahadevappa for the Karnataka Cabinet, but not Chamarajpet MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan. Mahadevappa’s name, he said, topped a list of 14 names and was proposed both when the Ministry was formed and during its expansion. The Congress high command chose P.M. Narendraswamy as the new Dalit Right representative instead.
Yathindra said the high command preferred Zameer over senior Mysuru leader Tanveer Sait for a Muslim ministerial berth, denying that Siddaramaiah excluded either leader. Congress sources, however, claimed Siddaramaiah recommended neither Sait nor Mahadevappa and that the two leaders had strained relations. Yathindra also denied his appointment came at another leader’s expense and said future posts would address community representation.
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The easy narratives are that Siddaramaiah controls every appointment, or that the high command alone made every choice. The account offered here supports neither conclusion fully. Public explanations and internal party claims conflict, while caste, region and seniority also shaped the expansion. The useful test is whether future appointments give Mysuru and Brahmin leaders a clear share, rather than more competing versions of the list.
Source: thehindu.com
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