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CM HDK defends his brother Revanna who 'threw' biscuits at flood victims

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August 21, 2018

Bengaluru, Aug 21: Karnataka minister HD Revanna is seen throwing biscuit packets at flood victims in a video that has been widely condemned after being posted and shared online.


The minister, whose brother HD Kumaraswamy is the Chief Minister of Karnataka, reportedly committed the photo-op blunder at a relief camp in Hassan district on Monday.

Mr Kumaraswamy has a curious defence for the minister: "There wasn't enough space."

His brother, the state Public Words Department Minister, was seen taking biscuit packets from officials and lobbing them at flood-hit men, women and children sitting on the floor in front of him.
The video was soon looped by TV channels and circulated on social media. Mr Revanna was slammed as 'insensitive' by users on Twitter and Facebook.

Senior BJP leader S Suresh Kumar accused Mr Revanna of arrogance. "Dear Public Works Minister, throwing biscuits (at the flood victims) is not a public work... Is it the bloated ego, uncivilised behaviour... behind throwing biscuits?" he asked in a Facebook post.

The Chief Minister came to his brother's defence and insisted that Mr Revanna's act was "not out of arrogance".

"I have noticed that the issue has come in TV, don't take him otherwise. I have crosschecked... while distributing the biscuits, there were large number of people there and there was no place for movement," he told reporters.

Mr Revanna was also "pained" at being portrayed this way, he said, adding "If he (Revanna) had asked someone else to distribute the packets, the issue wouldn't have come up at all."

The minister's son, Prajwal Revanna, described his father as "a humble person" who wanted to help the flood-hit people at the camp.
"My father is a humble person. Since he has concern for the marooned, he had visited relief camps to given them succour," Prajwal Revanna told reporters.

Several districts in Karnataka have been hit by heavy rains in the past few days.

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•    Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•    Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•    Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•    Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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