BENGALURU: Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy sought to clarify his questionable casteist remark against Union minister Pralhad Joshi, insisting he has nothing against Brahmins or the community however had actually just looked for to highlight that Joshi has the DNA of Peshwas .
The JD(S) Legislature Party leader said people are attempting to misinterpret his comment to recommend that he disrespected Brahmins .
As evidence, he explained that it was his government that established the Karnataka Brahmin Development Board in 2018 and approved two acres of land to the Brahmin Mahasabha near Banashankari.
While our household [HDDeve Gowda] has tremendous respect for the Brahmin neighborhood, which is extremely cultured, especially in the old Mysuru area, I was only explaining that BJP was outlining to set up a person with the DNA of Peshwas as chiefminister, Kumaraswamy stated after meeting celebration workers in Yeshwantpur.
Historical records reveal the Peshwas community was associated with destroying Vidyaranyas Chandramouleshwara temple in Sringeri andconspiring to kill Chhatrapati Shivaji.
In another dig at Joshi, he said the Union minister has actually grown like parthenium in BJP, and the party is struggling to eliminate the weed .
Ministers berate HDKMeanwhile, several BJP ministers lashed out at Kumaraswamy for his remarks against Joshi, accusing him of deteriorating Brahmins.In a tweet, revenue minister R Ashoka said: I highly condemn Kumaraswamys bad statement against the Brahmin neighborhood.
It does not match the stature of a previous chief minister.
Brahmins have actually substantially added to the freedom struggle.
While Kumaraswamy might have spoken up of frustrationthat his celebration is losing the assembly elections, I require his apology to Brahmins (sic).
Excise minister K Gopalaiah stated Kumaraswamys statement was awful , incorrect and a personal attack which is unbecoming of a previous CM, while in Mandya, Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwa Prasanna Swami stated the Brahmin community is constantly being attacked but none are speaking out against such attacks.
This is since the neighborhood is a minority with a little population, the seer stated.
Brahmins are getting a raw offer in all elections, as no celebration is bothered to provide appropriate representation.
Why shouldnt a Brahmin become the CM? Are Brahmins not people of India?