Sri Ram Sene demands apology from Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa

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August 6, 2013

Mangalore, Aug 6: The district unit of Shri Ram Sene (SRS) staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office here on Monday, against Karnataka Assembly speaker Kagodu Thimmappa for his derogatory remarks on freedom fighter Rani Abbakka.

The protestors demanded that either Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa should apologise for his remarks or resign from his post.

SRS state vice-president Kumar Malemar said that when derogatory comments were being made on Rani Abbakka by Thimmappa in the legislative assembly, persons such as Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava Samiti honorary president and local MLAs including Moodbidri MLA remained silent and did not object to them. This has caused grief to the people of Tulunadu, who look at Rani Abbakka as one of the freedom fighters of the country, he said.

An effigy of Kagodu Thimmappa was burnt by the protestors during their demonstration. A memorandum was then submitted to the Governor, through deputy commissioner N Prakash.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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