C. M. Ibrahim Explained

Changaai Mangalote Ibrahim
Office:State President of Janata Dal (Secular), Karnataka
Term Start:2022
Term End:2023
Predecessor:H. D. Kumaraswamy
Office1:Minister of Tourism
Term Start1:2 June 1996
Term End1:22 April 1997
Predecessor1:V. Dhananjay Kumar
Successor1:Srikant Kumar Jena
Primeminister1:Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Office2:Minister of Civil Aviation
Term Start2:22 April 1997
Term End2:19 March 1998
Predecessor2:Himself
Successor2:Ananth Kumar
Primeminister2:I. K. Gujral
Office3:Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Term Start3:2 June 1996
Term End3:1 May 1997
Predecessor3:Sushma Swaraj
Successor3:Jaipal Reddy
Primeminister3:Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Office4:Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
Term Start4:24 August 2017
Term End4:5 August 2022
Predecessor4:Vimala Gowda
Successor4:Baburao Chinchansur
Party:Janata Dal (Secular)
Otherparty:Indian National Congress
All India Progressive Janata Dal
Janata Party
Birth Name:Chand Mahal Ibrahim
Birth Date:14 August 1948
Birth Place:Airani, Karnataka, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Politician

Changaai Mangalote Ibrahim (born 14 August 1948) is an Indian politician and was the president of Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka. He was formerly an Indian National Congress (INC) politician. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.[1] [2] He joined Janata Dal (Secular) and is serving as its State President from 17 April 2022 till he dismissed.[3] [4] [5]

Career

Ibrahim was said to have been first spotted in 1967 when he was 12, by the former Chief Minister of Karnataka S. Nijalingappa, where he was found giving election speeches as part of the campaign for his father's friend, who was contesting on an INC ticket. Nijalingappa entrusted him to another former Chief Minister Veerendra Patil two years later following the split of INC. It was with Patil that Ibrahim later "stayed till [the former's] death."[2]

Upon finishing schooling, Ibrahim stayed with the INC, later shifting to the Janata Parivar alliance, winning his seat at the 1978 legislative assembly election contesting from the latter's Janata Party ticket. He shifted allegiance to INC two years after, only to quit and join the All India Progressive Janata Dal,[6] and then the Janata Dal (Secular). He held portfolios of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Information and Broadcasting in the Deve Gowda and Gujral government, formed respectively in 1996 and 1997 at the centre.[2] After falling out with JD(S)' leadership, he re-joined the INC in 2008.[7]

In 2023, Ibrahim made his decision to step down prior to the convening of the JD(S) national executive committee meeting.[8]

Controversies

1986 Riots

Karnataka Police have charged cases against him for making Hate speech which instigated riots in Bangalore and Tumkur following a controversy over title of an article that appeared in Deccan Herald on 7th December 1986.[9] The riots caused death of 17 people.[10]

TATA-Singapore Airlines controversy

In 1997, Ibrahim denied permission for a joint venture between the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines to operate a domestic airline in India. Ibrahim claimed that his reasons were ideological, as he was opposed to foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector.[11] However, at the time, a senior bureaucrat accused the Aviation ministry of being "a malign influence",[11] and there were allegations that Ibrahim was protecting the private carrier Jet Airways.[12] [13] [14] On 15 November 2010, Ratan Tata, the head of the Tata group alleged that, during the 1990s, a minister had asked for a bribe of INR 15 crore (US$3.3 million approx) to clear a proposed venture with Singapore Airlines, but he had refused to pay the bribe.[15] [16] Although Tata did not name Ibrahim as the offending minister, sections of the media speculated that the minister Tata was referring to may have been Ibrahim. Ibrahim denied the allegation.[17]

Star DTH controversy

As Information & Broadcasting Minister, Ibrahim denied Star Television permission to operate a Direct to Home (DTH) service in India. It was alleged that Ibrahim had overruled other ministers and was protecting the interests of Star's rival Zee Television, who he granted permission to operate a DTH network.[18] [19] [20]

Voting bribery controversy

On 1 September 2010, while campaigning in his home state, Ibrahim alleged that Katta Subramanya Naidu, a politician from the rival Bharatiya Janata Party was bribing voters. He told voters: "Take the stack of currency given by Katta Subramanya Naidu without any second thought but do not fail to cast vote for Congress.".[21]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ibrahim elected unopposed. 11 March 2018. The Hindu. 25 August 2017.
  2. News: Cong gets C M Ibrahim into council. 11 March 2018. The Times of India. 22 August 2017.
  3. Web site: 2022-04-17 . Former Karnataka Congress leader CM Ibrahim joins JDS . 2022-04-17 . Janta Ka Reporter 2.0 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-15 . C M Ibrahim to take over as JD(S) prez on April 17 . 2022-04-17 . Deccan Herald . en.
  5. Web site: April 17, 2022 . B. V. Shiva . Shankar . mlc: MLC CM Ibrahim takes over as JD(S) president for Karnataka . 2022-04-17 . The Times of India . en.
  6. Web site: Biodata of C.M. Ibrahim. karnataka.gov.in. 11 March 2018.
  7. News: C.M. Ibrahim rejoins Congress. 11 March 2018. The Hindu. 3 May 2008.
  8. Web site: Belur . Rashmi . C M Ibrahim steps down as JD(S) state president . Deccan Herald . en.
  9. Web site: Bangalore communal riots: Janata Party accuses Congress(I) for bringing things to a boil . 2023-12-17 . India Today . en.
  10. Web site: Violence stalks Karnataka as mobs of Muslims battle it out with police in Bangalore, Mysore . 2023-12-17 . India Today . en.
  11. Web site: Rediff On The Net Business News: Aviation Minister Chand Mahal Ibrahim on the Tata-SIA proposal and other related issues . Rediff.com . 1997-02-19 . 2012-01-01.
  12. News: Why did C M Ibrahim scuttle the Tata-SIA project? . 23 April 1997 . Rediff . 20 August 2019.
  13. Web site: Favouritism in air - The Economic Times . Economictimes.indiatimes.com . 2007-09-19 . 2012-01-01.
  14. News: The Last Jet Engine Sigh . Outlook. India . 29 April 2002 . Arijit. Barman. 3 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Didn't want to bribe our way into airline business: Tata : Corporate News - India Today . Indiatoday.intoday.in . 2010-11-15 . 2012-01-01.
  16. Web site: Minister wanted Rs 15-cr bribe for aviation permit: Tata . Indian Express . 2010-11-15 . 2012-01-01.
  17. Web site: C.M. Ibrahim Dares Tata to Name the Minister . news.outlookindia.com . 2012-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715024413/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?701302# . 2011-07-15 . dead .
  18. Web site: Rediff On The Net Business News: C M Ibrahim and the fate of the Tata-SIA project . Rediff.com . 1997-04-23 . 2012-01-01.
  19. Web site: Rediff On The Net Business News: C M Ibrahim and the fate of Star TV's DTH project . Rediff.com . 1997-04-23 . 2012-01-01.
  20. Web site: Heavyweight Measures . www.outlookindia.com . 1997-06-18 . 2012-01-01.
  21. Web site: 1 September 2010 . Take money from BJP, but vote for Congress: C M Ibrahim . Deccanherald.com . 2012-01-01.