Anantkumar Hegde News

Hegde had said that Britishers did not give freedom because of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha movement, but out of frustration.

A senior BJP leader said its top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is "upset" with the sixth-term Lok Sabha MP, who was a minister in the first Modi government, and the Karnataka leader has been asked to take remedial measures, including tendering an apology.

The former Union Minister said that the British did not leave India because of Gandhi's 'Satyagraha' movement and gave freedom out of frustration. 

Hegde deleted his tweet asserting that his Twitter account was "breached twice in the past week".

Hegde had likened opposition members to crows, monkeys and foxes.

Holding the Congress responsible for the rate of growth in the country, he said: "We are sitting on plastic chairs, isn't it? (asking the audience). This is due to Congress rule, had we ruled for 70 years, you would have been sitting on silver chairs," he claimed.

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde on Monday had urged people to "claim with pride that they are Muslim, Christian, Lingayat, Brahmin, or a Hindu".

Congress, SP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House shouting slogans seeking removal of Hegde.

Actor Prakash Raj has slammed Union minister Anantkumar Hegde for equating nationalism with 'hindutva'.

The Karnataka government, headed by Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah, has planned to celebrate Tipu Sulatn's birth anniversary on November 10.

Union Minister of State for Skill Development Anantkumar Hegde has made it clear that he will not participate in any events in celebration of Tipu Sultan Jayanti. 

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