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Union minister anantkumar hegde may be happy about his margin of 4,79,649 votes at Uttara Kannada. But his Lok Sabha segment received over 16,017 NOTA votes, i.e. 1.39% against the 11,53,480 valid votes polled votes, which is the highest in the state. It should be noted that Uttara Kannada had registered 16,277 NOTA votes in 2014 which was also the highest in Karnataka during that election.

BJP MP anantkumar hegde sparked a controversy claiming that the Mahatma Gandhi-led freedom struggle was a “drama” with the consent and support of the British. The BJP leadership has taken a dim view of Hegde’s comments and served him a showcause notice seeking an explanation. He may also be asked to apologise.

After his speech stoked controversy for allegedly denigrating Mahatma Gandhi, BJP MP anantkumar hegde on Tuesday said he didn’t refer to the Father of the Nation and that the remarks attributed to him are “incorrect”.

Kannada and culture minister Govind Karjol has said that every year a grant would be earmarked for the celebration of Kittur Utsav at the time of the budget itself, and the bill for the same would be passed in the coming winter session which is scheduled at Belgaum.

BJP MP anantkumar hegde sparks a controversy by claiming that Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi were cursed with cow slaughter. He also connects the fate of Bhatkal's mosque to the destruction of Babri Masjid. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah criticizes Hegde's remarks, questioning his culture.

The BJP on Monday served a show-cause notice to its MP anantkumar hegde for his critical remarks against Mahatma Gandhi and the freedom movement. Hegde, a former Union minister, reportedly claimed at an event in Bengaluru that the entire freedom movement was staged with the consent and support of the British, and the independence movement led by Gandhi was a "drama".

The Kittur Utsav is all setto begin in the district. An invitation card of Kittur Utsav prepared by locals to mock the absence of local MP anantkumar hegde is going viral ahead of the state-level event.

BJP drops anantkumar hegde for Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri in Uttara Kannada. Jagadish Shettar battles Mrunal. K Sudhakar contests Chikkaballapur. Raja Amareshwar Naik seeks re-election.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed BJP leader anantkumar hegde for his controversial remarks about a Congress leader's wife, saying he is "unfit" to be a Union minister and deserves to be sacked.

Former Union minister and controversial BJP MP anantkumar hegde on Sunday said his Twitter account has been blocked and accused the microblogging siite of taking an "anti-India stand" and acting "with very prejudiced intentions'. The MP from Uttara Kannada has also written to PM Modi against the 'Digital colonisation' by a a corporate entity.

"They are disparaging the national movement. If PM and the BJP government are sincere about 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, we demand that PM comes to Parliament and clarifies his position," Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said.

A supporter of Uttara Kannada BJP MP anantkumar hegde has filed a complaint with Mandya police seeking probe to find out if there are any links between the Bibi Muskan Khan family and terrorist organisation al-Qaida.

Former Union minister and BJP MP anantkumar hegde is in the news again for the wrong reasons, this time for attacking Mahatma Gandhi and calling the freedom struggle led by him a "drama". He also questioned as to how "such people" come to be called 'Mahatma' in India.