Anantkumar Hegde: News
Born on May 20, 1968, Anantkumar Hegde is an Indian politician, a former Union Cabinet Minister, a BJP MP, and a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member. He joined RSS as a college student and was also an ABVP activist. As of 2021, he is a six-time Lok Sabha MP from the Uttara Kannada constituency of Karnataka. He first became a Lok Sabha member in 1996 from the Uttara Kannada constituency. Between 2017 and 2019, he was the Minister of State for Skill Development Entrepreneurship. Hegde is also the founder of the Kadamba group of organizations that works towards the upliftment of vulnerable sections of society. He is known for making controversial remarks. In 2017, he assaulted a doctor on camera, claiming the latter wrongly treated his mother. He made a controversial remark that the Taj Mahal was originally a Shiv Mandir known as Tejo Mahalaya. In 2019, he had called the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, ‘a hybrid product that can be manufactured only in Congress Laboratory,’ which sparked a huge controversy. The same year, he also made a controversial remark against women for entering Sabarimala Temple.
28 Jan 2019
XAfter Hindu girl comment, Anantkumar Hegde targets rival's Muslim wife
Union minister Anantkumar Hegde, who has grabbed the limelight time and again for his wild statements, has hit a new low.
03 Jan 2018
IndiaBJP's Vikram Saini: Hindustan belongs to Hindus!
A few months back, RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat had said that Hindustan is the country of Hindus, but does not exclude others.
28 Dec 2017
IndiaCongress Foundation Day: Rahul appeals to defend the constitution
On Congress's 133rd foundation day, Rahul Gandhi appealed to his party members that the Constitution is under threat. He said, Congress party and the citizens have to defend it.
27 Dec 2017
SPUproar in RS over Anantkumar Hegde's remarks of changing Constitution
Now, with the issue of PM Modi insulting his predecessor Manmohan Singh done and dusted, the opposition has found another issue.
26 Dec 2017
KarnatakaMoS Anantkumar Hegde: BJP will change the constitution
MoS Employment and Skill Development Anantkumar Hegde ruffled feathers when he announced that BJP will respect the word "secular" only because the Constitution mentions it.
