Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah (born 12 August 1948) is an Indian politician and was the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2013 to 2018. Resigned from Opposition Party leader on 09/12/2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Siddaramaiah (2013)

Quotes

• AHINDA (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and Dalits) as a socio-political philosophy can be used as a tool to prevent youths from backward classes and Dalit communities from joining the Hindutva brigade.
  • On AHINDA, as quoted in "AHINDA philosophy can combat Hindutva, says Siddaramaiah", Thehindu (July 23, 2017)

Quotes about Siddaramaiah

• I have made five to six visits to Karnataka and after meeting people I have been able to understand the feeling of Karnataka. The feeling of the people of Karnataka is that he (Siddaramaiah) is not an AHINDA leader, but an Ahindu (anti-Hindu) leader.
  • Amit Shah, in his speech at Davangere on 27 March 2018, which was published in The News Minute the next day 1