Anantkumar Hegde Explained

Anantkumar Hegde
Birth Date:20 May 1968
Birth Place:Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
Office:Minister of State for Skill Development Entrepreneurship
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Term Start:3 September 2017
Term End:24 May 2019
Predecessor:Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Constituency:Uttara Kannada
Office1:Member of Indian Parliament
Constituency1:Uttara Kannada
Predecessor1:Margaret Alva
Term Start1:2004
Term End1:2024
Successor1:Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
Term Start2:1996
Term End2:1999
Constituency2:Uttara Kannada
Predecessor2:G. Devaraya Naik
Successor2:Margaret Alva
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Children:2
Date:23 September
Year:2006
Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20071007102139/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3688

Anantkumar Hegde[1] (born 20 May 1968) is an Indian politician, the former Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the former five time Member of Parliament for Uttara Kannada constituency. Hegde is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hegde is a Hindu nationalist and a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer.[2] [3]

Early life

Hegde was born to Lalita and Dattatreya Hegde in Sirsi of Uttara Kannada district on 20 May 1968. He graduated from MM Arts & Science College in Sirsi. During college days he was member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later an ABVP activist.[2] [4] In 1998, Anant Kumar married Shrirupa Hegde and they have two children, a daughter and a son.[5]

Career

Six-time Lok Sabha member, Hegde was first elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 from Uttara Kannada seat, then re-elected in 1998. He narrowly lost in the next election in 1999 to Margaret Alva of Congress. Since then, he has been re-elected four consecutive times from Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2004 to 2009 Lok Sabha to 2019–2024.[6] [7]

He was appointed the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet since September 2017.[8]

Social activities

Hegde founded Kadamba group of organisations which works in the fields of multi-dimensional socioeconomic activities for the downtrodden, weaker and the vulnerable section of the society, particularly in the rural areas.

Controversies

In January 2017, he was caught on camera assaulting and hitting a doctor for the alleged mistreatment of his mother at a hospital.[9]

In 2018, speaking at a job fair and skill exhibition, he said that he will go ahead with his commitment of developing skills in the youth of India and not bother about the barking stray dogs, referring to groups protesting his earlier "change constitution" remark.[10] [11]

In 2018, he criticised the word secular and said that BJP government would "amend the Constitution" to remove the word from the Preamble.[12]

He has claimed that Taj Mahal was originally a Shiv Mandir known as Tejo Mahalaya. After KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao questioned him over his achievements as a Union Minister, Hegde referred to Rao as "a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady".[13]

In January 2019, he made a misogynistic comment against women entering the Sabarimala temple, which does not admit women, as a "daylight rape on Hindus".[14]

In March 2019, he triggered controversy by calling the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, a "hybrid product that can be found only in Congress laboratory". He said Gandhi claims to be a Brahmin "despite being born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother".[15] [16]

In September 2019, he once again triggered a controversy by calling the former IAS officer S. Sasikanth Senthil a traitor and asking him to go to Pakistan.[17] [18]

In February 2020, Hegde triggered another controversy by stating that the freedom fight led by Mahatma Gandhi was a drama. He attacked Gandhi by questioning how such a person be called a 'Mahatma'. He again stated that the freedom movement in India was staged with the consent and support of the British.[19] [20] [21] [22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anantkumar Hegde - Profile. 11 June 2021. anantkumarhegde.com. 11 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210611190736/https://anantkumarhegde.com/site/profile. live.
  2. News: Who is Anant Kumar Hegde?. The Indian Express. 3 September 2017. 17 December 2017. 9 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044713/http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-anant-kumar-hegde-4826135/. live.
  3. Web site: Who is Anant Kumar Hegde?. The Indian Express. 17 December 2017. 3 September 2017. 9 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044713/http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-anant-kumar-hegde-4826135/. live.
  4. Web site: About Anantkumar Hegde. 17 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232624/http://anantkumarhegde.com/about/. 10 December 2017. dead.
  5. News: PM Modi likely to drop two ministers, induct Lingayat and ST leaders from Karnataka in December. 3 February 2018. The Times of India. 3 September 2017. 2 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180602094619/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/pm-modi-likely-to-drop-two-ministers-induct-lingayat-and-st-leaders-from-karnataka-in-december/articleshow/60356253.cms. live.
  6. Web site: Shri Anant Kumar Hegde. Skill Development portal, Government of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506103856/http://www.skilldevelopment.gov.in/assets/images/mos/Shri%20Anant%20Kumar%20Hegde.pdf. 6 May 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Hegde,Shri Anant Kumar Dattatreya. https://web.archive.org/web/20120101020140/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3688. 19 September 2020. 1 January 2012.
  8. News: Karnataka Lawmaker And Taekwondo Expert Ananthkumar Hegde Becomes Minister Of State. NDTV.com. 5 May 2018. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035259/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cabinet-reshuffle-karnataka-lawmaker-and-taekwondo-expert-ananthkumar-hegde-becomes-minister-of-stat-1745491. live.
  9. News: New Minister Slapped Doctor On Camera. He Knows Tae Kwon Do . 3 September 2017 . NDTV.com . 4 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024305/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-minister-ananthkumar-hegde-in-shadow-of-old-controversy-he-assaulted-doctors-on-camera-1745401 . live .
  10. News: Anantkumar Hegde's 'barking dogs' remark angers Dalits. The Hindu. 2 April 2018. 20 January 2018. 9 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109020725/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/anantkumar-hegdes-barking-dogs-remark-angers-dalits/article22483167.ece. live.
  11. Web site: Prakash Raj calls Anantkumar Hegde 'barking dog' remark attack on Dalits, minister denies. The Indian Express. 2 April 2018. 22 January 2018. 1 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401104801/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/prakash-raj-calls-anantkumar-hegde-barking-dog-remark-attack-on-dalits-minister-denies-5034032/. live.
  12. News: List of BJP leaders who made controversial remarks - Anant Kumar Hegde's controversial comments on secularism . 18 December 2019 . The Economic Times . 2 January 2018 . 12 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200312000116/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/list-of-bjp-leaders-who-made-controversial-remarks/anant-kumar-hegdes-controversial-comments-on-secularism/slideshow/62336538.cms . live .
  13. News: Guy who ran behind Muslim lady: Modi mantri Anant Kumar Hegde on Karnataka Congress chief. 13 April 2019. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413130141/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/guy-ran-behind-muslim-lady-anant-hegde-karnataka-congress-chief-1440655-2019-01-28. live.
  14. News: Chauhan. Chanchal. 2 January 2019. India Today. 12 July 2020. 9 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109112443/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anant-hegde-sabarimala-row-daylight-rape-of-hindus-1422208-2019-01-02. live.
  15. News: Pereira . Stacy . Anant Kumar Hegde's New Shocker Has 'Hybrid Specimen' Slight Aimed at Rahul Gandhi . 11 June 2019 . News18 . 30 January 2019 . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207204812/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/anant-kumar-hegdes-new-shocker-has-hybrid-specimen-slight-aimed-at-rahul-gandhi-2019791.html . live .
  16. News: Express News Service . After 'Hindu girl' row, Ananth Kumar Hegde's 'hybrid breed' attack on Rahul Gandhi . 11 June 2019 . . 30 January 2019 . 10 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610103234/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jan/30/after-hindu-girl-row-ananth-kumar-hegdes-hybrid-breed-attack-on-rahul-gandhi-1932104.html . dead .
  17. Web site: 'Traitor' tag on dejected IAS officer. The Telegraph. en. 11 September 2019. 9 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220109100253/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/traitor-tag-on-dejected-ias-officer/cid/1704005. live.
  18. Web site: Go to Pakistan and fight Indian govt, former union minister Ananthkumar Hegde slams former IAS officer Sasikanth Senthi. The New Indian Express. 11 September 2019. 13 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913235501/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/sep/10/go-to-pakistan-and-fight-indian-govt-former-union-minister-ananthkumar-hegde-slams-former-ias-officer-sasikanth-senthi-2031509.html. live.
  19. Web site: BJP's Anantkumar Hegde calls Mahatma Gandhi's freedom struggle a 'drama'. 3 February 2020. ANI. India Today. 3 February 2020. 3 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203043335/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-s-anantkumar-hegde-calls-mahatma-gandhi-s-freedom-struggle-a-drama-1642695-2020-02-03. live.
  20. Web site: BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde calls Mahatma Gandhi's freedom struggle a 'drama'. 3 February 2020. National Herald. en. 3 February 2020. 3 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203050231/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/bjp-mp-ananth-kumar-hegde-calls-mahatma-gandhis-freedom-struggle-a-drama. live.
  21. Web site: Waiting for PM Modi's Comment, Says Congress After BJP MP Terms Gandhi's Freedom Struggle a 'Drama'. D P Satish. 3 February 2020. News18. 3 February 2020. 3 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203050229/https://www.news18.com/news/india/bjp-mp-anantkumar-hegde-attacks-mahatma-gandhi-says-independence-movement-staged-with-british-support-2482735.html. live.
  22. Web site: Karnataka/ BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde calls Gandhi's freedom struggle a drama, says: 'How such people are called Mahatma'. 3 February 2020. DBPOST. 3 February 2020. 3 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203050231/https://dbpost.com/karnataka-bjp-leader-anant-kumar-hegde-calls-gandhis-freedom-struggle-a-drama-says-how-such-people-are-called-mahatma/. dead.

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