Mangaluru: Congress to use Janardhana Poojary to counter BJP’s Hindutva card?

Fri, Mar 23 2018 04:45:30 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DC)

Mangaluru, Mar 23: As the election fever is gripping Karnataka, all the political parties have intensified various strategies to win the upcoming assembly polls by effective campaigning.

Both the Congress and the BJP are in a do or die situation. As the BJP has been playing Hindutva card in coastal Karnataka, the Congress is all set to counter it by using its veteran leader and former Union minister Janardhana Poojary in the final leg of campaigning, say party sources.

During his recent visit to Mangaluru, AICC president Rahul Gandhi' met Poojary at Kudroli temple. It is said that the former union minister discussed about the ongoing situation with the new party president.

Sources said even chief minister Siddaramaiah conveyed the same to Rahul Gandhi to effectively use Poojary in the campaign in twin districts. Hence the party is all set to campaign ahead of assembly polls with Janardhana Poojary though the latter openly criticised some of his own party decisions.

In the 2013 assembly elections, the Congress had managed to win 7 out of 8 constituencies. But as per the recent surveys by the party, Congress may face tougher competition from BJP. Hence, the party has decided to use the senior party leaders like Poojary.

Janardhana Poojary belongs to Billawa community. Congress is eyeing on this community as Billava votes are very crucial for victory.

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Shammi, Karnataka
Sat, Mar 24 2018
RaGa has forgiven his father's killers.

So it shows the compassionate heart of his,he wants to re unite all and treat as a family.I am sure he came to know about Jananna being left out by his party leaders.

Because he always studies that particular area and its politics before entering that city.So he might have definitely known this sidelining issue of JP. After hugging RaGa, Jananna was crying badly soulfully.It looked like he was expressing that atleast someone from congress care for me.

One of the main concern in mangalore two sensitive community from both majority and minority is getting abused.Billawas are used in crimes and beary youths are either involved in drugs or becoming drug peddlers.Both community leaders must approach senior congressmen in Bengaluru.

Both community have strong hold in DK ,must vote for Congress.We are TRYING our best to raise anti drug awareness.WORST PART IS RICH PARENTS ARE TELLING TO HIDE THEIR CHILDREN NAME AFTER THEY ARE CAUGHT IN THEFT OF NEIGHBOURS EXPENSIVE ITEMS JUST TO BUY THESE DRUGS.SO ALARMING!!!

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perchu, pervaje
Sat, Mar 24 2018
is congress secular or not? if yes then why they are using religion/caste in election. why they use vote bank politics? as far as my understanding in democratic system who use religion/caste for votes they called as communal. but regret to say that now a days there exact meaning for secularism. bcoz people who fight in the name of secularism are always use religion/caste for their benefits/vote bank politics.

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John Tauro, M'luru / Kwt
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Congress is Sickular since the demise of Rajiv Gandhi.

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MN, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
JP is also genuine OBC leader like S.Bangarappa.But both were used like Devaraj urs.

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Anil Kumar Poojary, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Since last 3 years Janardhana poojary has not talked a single word against BJP or Sangha parivaar. All the while he has been cusing only his own prty's Sidddaramayya. If if he is asked o campaign for Cong then by force of habit he may continue to find fault only with Siddramayya and drive away Congress Votes. Besides he has no hold over even one thousand Billava votes in the District. Then how he will be an asset for Congress?
In fact he will be a big liability for Congress.

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medwin, mulki
Sat, Mar 24 2018
if congress has done good thing or not repeated the mistake then JP's help is not required. since they have done vote bank politics & the wrong doings of local MLA now they asking JP's help. but they should think that what respect they given to JP's from last 4 years.

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Anil Kumar Poojary, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Same as Modi's respect to Advaniji, Murali manohar Joshi. Besides J Poojary is not insulted openly on the stage just like Modi insulted Advaniji in Tripura openly .

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Tom Cat, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
dear congress and bjp we mangaloren's have not forgotten Yettinahola. Both the parties did not listen to the voters or take them into consideration.So why should now vote for congress or bjp. Did not listen to Janardhana, but now you want him. listen to them but ignore them.

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Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Good development because he know the pulse of our coastal Karnataka voters who have more Billawa population

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gaurav poojary, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
jp has already lost many times, which is clear that billawa crowd is not supporting him after misuse of temple for his political requirements so if congress really needs to win they to keep jp away from thier campaign and they will win easily as most hate jp so all last elections which has proved he lost miserably he needs to retire from politics and public talks for his betterment

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Mohandas Kumar, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Still Congress High commend is respecting him because he is a Honest Congress man.

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Vivek, Hirebyle / Abu dhabi
Sat, Mar 24 2018
wasn't it Too late......Sidelining J.Poojary, Vishwanath, S.M Krishna ....Might show some effect on Congress.....

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Declan, Mumbai
Sat, Mar 24 2018
No worries bro. Tell me, is sidelining Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie showing any effect on Modi/BJP ?

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VR, Udupi
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Based on simple math, all Congress need is to get about 25% of the so called minorities vote which comprises of about 30% vote share and another 25% from the 70% majority pool. If Congress senses that it may be hard to get about 25% vote share from the minorities, all they have to do is make good that loss by trying to gain additional vote share from the 70% majority pool. By creating a new religion Lingayat, they just did it. Unless BJP comes out with something dramatic such as fielding good candidates with clean record, impressive manifesto etc., Congress will likely have enough numbers to form the next government. It might be a close fight in many constituencies, but simple math favours upper hand for Congress. By the way, I am not a Congress supporter.

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Shammi, Karnataka
Sat, Mar 24 2018
If you want freedom to go to beach with your friends,parties,pilikula with your friends and development of the state, then vote for Congress.
If you want soemone to tag you that you are hindu ,you are muslim don't mix with each other ,spread fire in DK ,full of cattle class ,see many hindus youth college dropouts and do moral policing then please vote BJP.

Time and again its high class from majority have always misused Billawa youths for their matlab,so many have died .Still some fools are believing these highclass.

If they are so concerned ,then tell why k.Bhatta's children or anyone else ins not in communalism,why Muthalik s relative not there?

Why because they are given top education and living great life somewhere away .

WAKE UP POOJARY'S ,SHETTY'S AND MANY MORE.DONT FALL PREY FOR HINDUTVA DIRTY GAMES.
THEY LL NOT GIVE ANYTHING ,ONLY DURING ELECTION TIMEYOU LL GET ROKKA TO FULFIL THEIR WISH.

WE KNOW SO MANY HINDU YOUTHS FROM RSS WHO ARE NOW EX RSS.HOW THEY ARE BRAINWASHED ,NOW MANY HAVE BEEN SENT TO GULF ,THEY ARE LIVING PEACEFUL LIFE,TIME TO TIME KEEP SENDING MONEY to their relatives.
VENOM IN THEIR HEART IS BEEN REPLACED BY FLOWERS.

THANKS TO ALMIGHTY.OUR DUTY TO GIVE FULL OF FREEDOM .ITS EVERYONES BIRTHRIGHT.

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subhodh, kallianpur
Sat, Mar 24 2018
first we think about ourselves then talk about others. unless & until we rectify our mistakes, misdeeds we don't have a morality to advice others & also there is no much value for our advice. join hands with the society to educate the people & live with peace/harmony.

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Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Secular and secular! How long? It is just British inherited, Nehru cultivated “Divide and Rule”. Please don’t fall prey to such Italian tricks supported by chinooks having their brains stuck elsewhere.
Take a learned decision & vote. Please don’t end up with Pappu, Mayawati or Mamta to ruin your children’s future.

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k b r, Mangala Uru
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Billavas biggest losers in Tulu Naadu poltics after BJP's rise...no Poojari MP, no Poojari Minister in State or Centre from Tulunaadu where no.1 community is Billawa/Poojari...

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Many Catholics are now supporting BJP .
I wonder if they are Genuine ...

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Ashish, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Elephant has different teeth for eating and for showing !!

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pircki, panchanabettu
Sat, Mar 24 2018
in a democratic country & in a democratic system, people have the freedom/rights to select & elect the candidate to whom they like. the religion wont disturb their rights. but now seculars using religion for vote bank politics. if the particular religion support & elect the particular political party/candidate then why election is required? some people sometime use secular card but at the back end they always use religion for their game plan.

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John Tauro, M'luru / Kwt
Sat, Mar 24 2018
In Mumbai also many Mangalorean Catholics supported Gopal Shetty of BJP. Why do you doubt their faith?

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Jayantha Suvarna, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
We have to be very careful. This type of politics is danger to the country. Earlier they played game with Minority Majority. Now dividing hindu like Billava , shetty, Ganiga, Lingayat, veerashaiva. What an politics. These people are not working for the people.

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Arun, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
i am poojary myself. will vote for modi. must vote. shall and will

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Eugene, New York
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Am I missing something? Is Modi giving up on Prime Minister-ship after abject failure of his government and contesting Karnataka State Assembly Elections?

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Mohandas Kumar, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Modi ka promise kya huva,15 Lakh tumara account mai aagaya, no 1 fekuchand modiji

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Ravikiran Rai, Mangalore/Mysuru.
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Do you mean to say Modi will be Chief Minister of Karnataka and Amit Shah will be Home Minister OR Party president of Karnataka unit of BJP ?
Because I have decided that I will vote for Sidramayya .

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Shoan DSouza, Sacheripet
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Now Congress party needs Jannanna, a senior leader. So high command inferred that Rai/ Khadhar/ Bhava and Lobo may loose their charm against BJP opponents. So now these sitting MLAshave no hopeful confidence. When they are in power , they forget their own kingmaker, advice, cross the limit and attack verbally as they want. Now they have no shame to fall his feet. Just imagine , what will be the condition of a poor man after voting ?

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santhu biruve, Mumbai/Udupi
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Billava youth have huge respect for Janardhana Poojary...But will vote for BJP only.

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JK, southkanara
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Hope B J Poojary won't weep at public meetings for great humiliation done to him from his rivals in party. Also he will not ask any rivals to place AANE in any temple till election... Moily is also in que to humiliate him...

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Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi/Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Mr. Pujari. campaigning!!! We all know how he campaigned in April 2014. Challenging Modi to contest in Mlore and asking him to respond in 48 hours. Where is his wife was? and when the results were announced. God! Mr, Pujari has yet to recover from that drubbing. Today he is called 'baazigar'!!!

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Even Hindu's suffer from Inflation, Unemployment & Fekugiri 😂😂😂

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deepak, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
U don't worry about us...

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Deepak,
Are you not from India ...

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Sheikh M, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Jossey Saldhana
Bakts doesn't care about fake promises given by Modi , they blindly follow him

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Mohammed, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Haarkar jeetne walon ko baazigar kehethe hain aur baar baar haarnewalon ko Janardhana Poojari kehethe hain. Now you decide.

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Amith, mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
ELECTION DAPAGA POOJARY'LENA NENAPU AANDA CONGRESS DAKLEG...BUT SORRY MY VOTE IS FOR BJP THIS TIME

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Sachin Shetty, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
80% voters in surathkal and mangalore are hindus and they have voted for Bhava & Lobo in the previous election.

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Before writing see the Development in Suratkal & Mangaluru ...

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sk, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Secular party...Hindutva Card...?

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C P Urva, Mangalore/Bangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Kindly do not divide us please, we Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Jains, all live in peace. May the best person win. Let their work be acknowledged not their religion.

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MANAN SHETTY, mlore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Janardhan poojary is one for honest politician in India
Congress humiliated JP badly from last 5 years.
So this is the Time to JP to give back

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Ashok Shetty, Udupi
Fri, Mar 23 2018
90% of Hindus will not vote Congress this time in coastal district .

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vijay, uae
Fri, Mar 23 2018
ashok shetty
Are u land for all 90 percent of hindus. sounds strange.

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Ashok Shetty, Udupi
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Dear Vijay we are leaving in Coastal not in Uae,we can understand the People mood

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Homer, Bharata
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Hindus will vote for Congress this time... People are not fools to fall for empty promises. Suit boot sarkaar does not enjoy people support like before 2014. See how RICH INDUSTRIALISTS looted crores while common man is taxed more and more. Why no Lokpal appointed after 4 years? Why Rafael bought at higher price? Why cylinders cost so high?, why common man pays high prices while rich people photographed in Davos runaway without paying back bank money?

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Ravikiran Rai, Mangalore/Mysuru.
Sat, Mar 24 2018
I and my family will surely vote for the Achievements of Siddramayya. Because among all the Chief Ministers of India Siddu is the best CM.
I will vote for Cong, not because of Rahul Gandhi but because of Siddu. After Devaraj Urs our Siddu is the best CM Karnataka ever had. But petty caste-biased people of Coastal Karnataka only see his caste and not his achievements.

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Deepak, mlore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
We will ready to vote congress but PM Candidate should be changed

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Fayaz, Mangalore dubai
Sat, Mar 24 2018
But modi don't have son nore wife to change him

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kiran, mlore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Son,grandson,grandmother,wife daughter that in one italian family

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Fayaz, Mangalore dubai
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Dear if they are from Italy still they developed India they did not cheat there own poor people and the country India

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RUDOLPH, MANGALORE
Fri, Mar 23 2018
MR. POOJARY IS GREAT POLITICIAN. SINCERE SOLDIER OF CONGRESS PARTY. CONGRESS HAS GIVEN MANY CHANCES TO POOJARY BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE DIDN'T GOT THE SUCCESS. NOW HIS TURN TO HELP CONGRESS. POOJARY IS GEM . BUT MOILY WE CAN NOT BELIVE.

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pircki, panchanabettu
Fri, Mar 23 2018
all these days congress party insulted/ignored him. Mr.Poojary felt very bad when Rai made a comment on him. in such a case on what face these people will use him for election campaign? that also to help Rai & other MLA!!! this is really strange & shameful. forget about those thing even 2 days back when Rahul visited Kudroli temple along with CM then also Siddu didn't talk with Mr.Poojary. now these people using him for their vote bank politics. really they don't have a courtesy.

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vijay, uae
Fri, Mar 23 2018
SOME PEOPLE SPREAD HATRED NEWS IN SOCIETY REGARDING good leadres. . INNOCENT PEOPLE UNKNOWINGLY VOTE useless guys. so plz vote for RIGHT CANDIDATE. JAI O......

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Arun, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Does anybody listen to Poojary anymore?

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Sachin Shetty, Mangalore
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Hindus are innocent people...they vote for candidates irrespective of their religion so campaigning for Hindu votes is not required.

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sathish kunder, kaup
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Exactly sachin but not this time
We have learn our mistake

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Shravan Shetty, Manipal
Fri, Mar 23 2018
Sachin,
Indeed Hindus are most innocent and they welcome other religions & beliefs. But this innocence has proved very fatal to us since history. Kashmiri Pandits being deprived from their own motherland, conversions in Kerala and other conversion tactics in the name of social services, Love Jihad etc. But now majority of Hindus have learnt lesson and definitely we are cautious and mindful as far as our future is concerned. So we now know to play the cards carefully.

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Ray, Mangalore
Sat, Mar 24 2018
Dear Sir,

Please don't play with fire and water

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