Despite being in politics for over three decades and being Home Minister for three terms, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said here on Sunday, December 24, that he continues to be taunted for being a Dalit.
Speaking at a State-level convention of the Aadi Dravida community organised by Karnataka Rajya Aadi Dravida Samaja Seva Sangha in Mangaluru, Mr. Parameshwara said his father Gangadharaiah, a drawing teacher and one-term MLC, got him educated abroad. He was inspired by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to enter politics three decades ago.
“I worked at different levels and also served for eight years as the president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Now for the third term, I am working as the Home Minister, which is a record of sorts. But I still continue to be taunted as a Dalit,” he said.
