Referring to Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, who triggered a controversy with his statement implying that he has the capacity to change Chief Ministers, Idiga community seer and head of Sri Narayana Guru Shaktipeetha of Chittapur Pranavananda Swamy has compared Mr. Hariprasad with the veteran Congressman and former Chief Minister late S. Bangarappa.
Both Mr. Hariprasad and Bangarappa belong to the Idiga community.
“The entire Idiga community should stand behind its political leaders cutting across political affiliations. Our community leader, B.K. Hariprasad, is not just a member of the Legislative Council but he is as tall a leader as the former Chief Minister late S. Bangarappa was. It is unfortunate that he is facing some severe attacks in political circles and we, as a community, should stand behind him,” the swamy said, at a community meeting in Kalaburagi on Wednesday.
