<p>Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s media advisor Mahadeva Prakash has tendered his resignation, making this the second high-profile exit from the chief minister’s office over the last one month. </p>.<p>Prakash, a senior journalist, was picked as the chief minister’s media advisor in August 2019 after the BJP government came to power. </p>.<p>“I am resigning from the post of media advisor due to personal reasons,” Prakash stated in his letter to Yediyurappa, thanking him for the opportunity. </p>.<p>Earlier this month, another senior journalist MB Maramkal was removed as the chief minister’s political advisor. Sources attributed this to a fallout Maramkal had with one of Yediyurappa’s family members.</p>.<p>Both Prakash and Maramkal are Lingayats, the dominant community to which Yediyurappa belongs. They are seen as staunch Yediyurappa supporters. </p>
<p>Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s media advisor Mahadeva Prakash has tendered his resignation, making this the second high-profile exit from the chief minister’s office over the last one month. </p>.<p>Prakash, a senior journalist, was picked as the chief minister’s media advisor in August 2019 after the BJP government came to power. </p>.<p>“I am resigning from the post of media advisor due to personal reasons,” Prakash stated in his letter to Yediyurappa, thanking him for the opportunity. </p>.<p>Earlier this month, another senior journalist MB Maramkal was removed as the chief minister’s political advisor. Sources attributed this to a fallout Maramkal had with one of Yediyurappa’s family members.</p>.<p>Both Prakash and Maramkal are Lingayats, the dominant community to which Yediyurappa belongs. They are seen as staunch Yediyurappa supporters. </p>
