Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 07:26 pm:

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Kamal:

Gali gadu antha potu gallu aithe Yedyurappa tho pracharam cheyinchukovadam

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Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 04:04 pm:

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Gandhiguevara:

Sobhakka...charita maruvadu nee tyaagam...govt. dimpadaniki kaakundaa...nilabettadaniki rajeenama chestunnav choodooo...adi jananiki kaavalsindi

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But just who is Shobha Karandlage?

Hailing from Puttur in coastal Karnataka, Shobha renounced all pleasures of life and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a very early age. In fact, she is one of the few women 'purna pramana' (full-time worker) in the RSS. Full time workers of the RSS sacrifice everything, including family. They also vow that they would never get married.

Hence, Shobha has always been RSS's preferred worker. Even when she decided to join politics, the RSS gave her the initial push since they believed that she would not have any business interests and would work selflessely for the party.

Once she entered into active politics in the BJP, she worked alongside Yeddyurappa. She treated him as her godfather. Critics now allege that Yeddyurappa had a soft corner for the 44-year-old, which ensured her growth within the party.

Shobha has always courted controversies. When she was made BJP's general secretary, there was a major uproar in the party. Several leaders thought that her proximity to Yeddyurappa earned her the position. It was also alleged that she was preferred over several senior leaders. However, the only explanation given at that point of time was that she was a dedicated worker and that the party needed such workers in the state.

The RSS backed Yeddyurappa and ensured that Shobha stayed on the post.

The next round of discontent was witnessed when she was made Member of the Legislative Council in Karnataka in 2006-07. During this period, Yeddyurappa was deputy chief minister in the Janata Dal-Secular-BJP government. Once again, Yeddyurappa managed to scuttle all voices of protest. He never let her down.

Although several allegations have been levelled against the two, Yeddyurappa has always maintained that Shobha is a dedicated worker and that there is nothing beyond that. Shobha too, in her defence, has reiterated that Yeddyurappa is a like a father to her and that allegations of favourtism are baseless.

The biggest issue that the duo confronted was when Yeddyurappa fielded her as candidate from the Yeshwanthpur constituency during the last elections. Despite severe opposition Yeddyurappa went ahead. He had a feather in his cap to take up Shobha's case when she won the elections convincingly.

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Redplanet:

Gali ki option levu. Congress is not ready to encash this situation. Best bet for Gali is to compromise. Power lekapote paina amma chusukuntadi ani bhayam.

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What will happen if the high command decides to change the state leadership?

In 2008, when we sought the mandate, B S Yeddyurappa [ Images ] was the party's face. In fact, his was the only visible face. People in other camps forgot Yeddyurappa's key role in the victory. They forgot that had the chief minister not toured their respective constituencies, they would not have won the elections.

Yes, if the leadership is changed, the party's image will take a beating. That will be a huge setback.

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