Anti-endosuflan agitators resist police move to shift fasting activist

March 10, 2013

Kasargod, Mar 10: The ongoing indefinite hunger strike by Endosulfan Peeditha Janakeeya Munnani (EPJM), here, has entered the 21st day on Sunday.

The hunger strike took a new turn on Saturday as agitators prevented the police from arresting and shifting fasting environmentalist A. Mohan Kumar after his health condition turned worse.

Activists of EPJM resisted the police move to shift Mr. Mohan Kumar to the General Hospital following the advice from doctors who examined him earlier in the day. When the police insisted that Mr. Mohan Kumar be taken in an ambulance, the environmentalist refused, saying that his health condition was normal and did not warrant any medical attention for the moment.

The situation turned worse after Kasaragod tahsildar Shashidara Shetty came with the District Collector's order seeking Mohan Kumar's arrest in the light of doctor's advice. The activist refused again to concede to the request. He said he would continue his fast even at the hospital if he were shifted there.

The EPJM activists, led by its convener Ambalathara Kunhikrishnan, condemned the police move and said it was suppressing the agitation being staged in a peaceful manner.

The administration has deployed additional police force around the strike venue near the new bus station premises here.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

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December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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