Medical Education and district in-charge minister S A Ramdas, who is BJP candidate for Krishnaraja constituency is facing rejection from the Brahmin community -- the community he represents.
At a press meet here on Wednesday, K Raghuram, President of District Brahmana Mahasabha, said that the Brahmin community of K R constituency would be unanimously supporting KJP candidate H V Rajeeva. “We will not support Ramdas, who has neglected the community after 2008 Assembly elections,” he added.
He said that the community, which forms a majority in the constituency are upset with Ramdas’s “arrogance”.
“The community in the constituency has strived for Ramdas’s victory for over two decades, but it has been neglected thereafter. Our problems have not been addressed by him,” he added.
He even alleged that Ramdas had threatened him and other leaders of the community not to conduct the press meet.
P N Srinath, Vice-president of the Mahasabha said that the assurances given by Ramdas had not materialised, because of which, the community had decided to support Rajeeva.
Nataraj Jois, member of Mahasabha said that their decision would not be changed.