Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar.
On July 2 titled ‘A Life in Leadership’, several articles describing Shivakumar as a ‘harbinger of change’ and columns on the work done by Shivakumar during the pandemic received a great response from leaders of various parties.
The recent full-page ad singing praise of Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar in the English daily Deccan Herald was received with much outrage by several political leaders.
Several articles on July 2 titled ‘A Life in Leadership’ calling Shivakumar as a ‘harbinger of change’ and columns on the work done by Shivakumar during the pandemic received a great response from leaders of various parties, who with self-promotion A leader above the party expressed his discomfort.
Speaking to The News Minute, Congress sources said the move was suggested and executed by the political PR company handling the public image of DK Shivakumar.
“It is normal for politicians and political parties to tell people about the work done by them,” Congress spokesperson Lavanya Ballal told TNM. in the newspaper.
Lavanya Ballal insisted that there is no need to read too much in the advertisements, adding that service is a politician’s religion and DKS is only executing it. He also said that there has been a huge increase in the enthusiasm of the party cadre after taking over as the President of DKS in July 2020.
Despite dismissing the Congress’ claims, sources have attributed the DKS’s move to an ongoing internal rivalry to be projected as the Congress’ CM face for the 2023 Assembly elections.
“He is being praised for the work of the Congress party. Yes, as president, he has done many activities during the pandemic, but bragging about it as a personal victory shows his insecurities. Many leaders are uncomfortable with this,” a Congress leader told TNM.
A third group is now demanding the declaration of a Dalit leader between two factions of leaders advocating for Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to be declared as CM faces.
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