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Didn’t abuse Modi; he is my PM; I just quoted helpless people: Roshan Baig

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October 14, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Urban Development Minister R Roshan Baig’s controversial speech, which went viral on social media, has provided a fresh opportunity for BJP and JD(S) to target chief minister Siddaramaiah led government thanks to his outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in broken Tamil. Both the opposition parties have urged the CM to dismiss the minister.

The controversial speech was delivered by Baig on October 3 in front of a crowd at Shivajinagar which falls under his assembly constituency. In the 2-minute-43-second edited video, Baig is heard saying, “He (Modi) banned Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes and the people who voted for him are now abusing him as...(he mentions an abuse word used by people). Now, they (Modi’s supporters) are telling, ‘kamal k phool, hamari bhool’. It is not the Congress that blaming him, but Marwaris and Gujaratis."

Speaking to coastaldigest.com Baig said he neither abused PM Modi nor intended to hurt anyone.  According to him his lack of proficiency in Tamil might have forced him to use some inappropriate words.

“Using abusive words is not my culture. I respect all human beings and people have made me MLA for six times. My thooti-phooti Tamil might have caused some problem,” he said, adding that that he would apologize if he had hurt anyone's sentiments unknowingly.

He also said that Modi is prime minister for the entire country and not just for BJP. “He is my PM too. I did not abuse him. I just quoted what the helpless people, his supporters and traders were saying after demonetisation and GST,” he clarified.

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June 19,2020

Udupi, June 19: The coronavirus has claimed second life in the coastal district of Udupi. The victim is a 54-year-old person who had returned from Mumbai.

A resident of Tekkatte in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, the person was among four travellers that returned together from Maharashtra on June 18. 

Even though all four were asymptomatic they were home quarantined separately as per norms. According to sources, all of a sudden he collapsed at home and died. His throat swabs tested positive for the coronavirus, according to deputy commissioner G Jagadish.

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March 15,2020

Mysuru, Mar 15: The renowned Mysore Palace will remain closed for tourists for a week from March 15 to 22, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Mysore Palace committee said on Saturday.

The Karnataka government has ordered shutting down for a week all places and activities where people gather in large number including swimming pools, shopping malls, schools, colleges and cinema halls, state Health Minister B Sriramulu said amid the coronavirus threat.

This comes after Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa chaired an emergency meeting with ministers and senior officials on Friday to discuss the situation.

Earlier, schools in the state had announced early summer vacation for their students this academic year as a precautionary measure. Other public places have been shut down in the state amid the coronavirus scare.

The central government had on Thursday said that the death of the 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi in Karnataka was confirmed to be caused due to co-morbidity while he was also tested positive for COVID-19. The man visited Saudi Arabia on January 29 and returned to India a month later on February 29.

Till date, India has reported two deaths and 84 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan last year has spread to more than 100 countries worldwide, infecting over 1,30,000 people.

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April 22,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 22: With seven more people tested positive for COVID-19, the total number of cases now stands at 425 as of date in Karnataka, informed state health department on Wednesday.

Out of the total COVID-19 cases, 17 people have died and 129 have been discharged.
These seven new cases came to light in the last 24 hours.

With 1383 more cases and 50 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's total number of positive COVID-19 cases stands at 19,984, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.

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