Mahesh criticizes govt for appointing non local as brand ambassador
Mysuru: Former minister SR Mahesh and JD(S) working president, on Tuesday, asked the state govt to replace actor
as the brand ambassador for Mysore Sandal soap. He urged the govt to reconsider its decision of making the actor the brand ambassador.
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Mahesh recalled that when he was the tourism minister, he enlisted the support of Mysuru royal family member Yaduveer Wadiyar and appointed him as the tourism ambassador. The govt should emulate this and search for a Kannadiga for our products instead of hiring someone from outside.
Mahesh, who earlier represented the KR Nagar constituency, also criticised chief minister Siddaramaiah for his remarks about the constituency, saying those who were in power for 15 years caused problems and his govt would fix them.
Mahesh hit back, pointing out that many projects inaugurated by Siddaramaiah were initiated when he was the KR Nagar MLA, and questioned the need to use a helicopter to inaugurate a project worth only Rs 20 crores.
Mahesh claimed that so far, no tender was issued for the Rs 237-crore project.
He also criticised the Congress for accusing HD Deve Gowda and Yediyurappa for nepotism in politics and questioned about Indira Gandhi and Nehru's family-oriented politics.
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