Poojary calls DVS a 'Sex CM', demands special session for the expulsion of disgraced MLAs

February 9, 2012

Mangalore, February 9: Senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary demanded that CM DV Sadananda Gowda convene a special session of the state legislature on Monday and move a resolution seeking the expulsion of three tainted MLAs, who have resigned from their ministerial berths in the wake of porn gate scandal surfacing on the floor of State Assembly.

Addressing a press meet here Thursday, he said that the inquiry ordered by the Speaker KG Bopaiah is an eye-wash and aimed at covering up the despicable acts of the shameless ministers.

Mr Poojary also dared the BJP national president Nithi Gadkari to sack the tainted trio from the primary membership of the saffron party if the so called 'savirours of Indian culture' had any morality.

The Congress veteran went on to call Mr Sadananda Gowda as 'Sex CM of sex scandal' for 'defending the porngate trio'. The way how Mr Gowda handled the issue showed that he was unfit to remain as a CM”, Poojary said.

“Both the CM and Speaker of Legislative Assembly K G Bopaiah have indirectly encouraged the shameless act of ministers, who undermined the sanctity of the Assembly”, he said.

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NRI from Udupi wins Rs 50 crore in Abu Dhabi’s big ticket draw

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February 4,2026

An Indian resident who won the Dh20 million (approximately Rs 50 crore) jackpot in Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw has told of his joy at sharing his life-changing fortune with a friend.

Shanthanu Shettigar, a shop manager in Muscat, regularly buys tickets for the monthly grand prize draw with one of his closest friends – and the pair won on February 3.

Mr Shettigar, 33, who is from Udyavar in Udupi district of the southern state of Karnataka and has lived in the Omani capital for eight years, said he was left speechless after learning of his success.

“When I first moved to Muscat, many of my colleagues were purchasing Big Ticket, which encouraged me to give it a try,” he said.

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Mr Shettigar is not sure how he will spend his share of the money, but encouraged others to take part.

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