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Mysuru, Oct 29 (IANS) Ahinda organizations on Wednesday launched a letter campaign, urging that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah be allowed to continue in office for his full term.
The campaign began in Siddaramaiah’s native district Mysore, with letters sent to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Ahinda means “Minority, Hindulidha, Dalitaru”, a Kannada acronym coined by Siddaramaiah.
It refers to minorities, backward classes and Dalits – three major social groups whom the Chief Minister has long been seeking to unite politically under his leadership.
Hundreds of Siddaramaiah supporters belonging to Ahinda gathered at Ramaswamy Circle in Mysore carrying posters of the Chief Minister and raised slogans in his favor.
He also showed postcards addressed to Rahul Gandhi, demanding that Siddaramaiah be allowed to remain chief minister for the full five-year term.
The postcard, written in English, reads: “Dear Sir, We would like to bring to your kind notice that our current CM Siddaramaiah should continue in office in Karnataka for full five years. The administration has shown remarkable progress and stability under his leadership, and we wish to continue this for the betterment of the society and social justice. Please intervene, clear the confusion and announce the CM post (Sahebru) for Karnataka.”
Siddaramaiah’s supporters claimed that Congress’s victory of 135 seats in the assembly elections was possible with the support of Ahinda.
He stressed that whenever Congress faced a crisis, Ahinda groups ensured the party’s return to power through their votes.
He warned that if Siddaramaiah was asked to step down as chief minister, the Congress would lose the 2028 assembly elections as the Ahinda community constitutes about 80 per cent of the state’s population.
He also threatened statewide protests if Siddaramaiah was removed as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
When asked about the letter campaign, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara refused to comment and asked the media to leave the matter to the Congress high command.
Reacting to the leadership tussle in the state, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said in Ramanagara that constant talks about change in the chief ministerial post would harm the party.
“The high command is aware of everything and will take appropriate decisions. I will not comment on leadership issues,” he said.
Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar said that if he is asked to resign, he is ready to resign.
He commented, “The cabinet reshuffle exercise will not have any impact on governance in the state.”
–IANS
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