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Former BJP Chief Minister invites tension over a sleaze video...Check what he claimed!

By alagu, 20 September, 2021
BJP, Karnataka, Bangalore

DV Sadananda Gowda, a versatile political face, is now been battling against a shocking video that portrayed him in another versatile angle. On Sunday, the alleged sleaze video was going viral on social media and he was seen soliciting a woman on a video call. Sadananda Gowda had served as the Union Minister in the Modi government and also served as the Karnataka Chief Minister. He has been a BJP MP from Karnataka and after the video was made to social media, he has filed a complaint with the cybercrime police and called the video a 'deep fake'. 

Gowda has been claiming that the video has been morphed and that it was created by his adversaries with the vested image to malign his image. On Sunday, Gowda's counsel has filed a complaint to the Cyber Crime Offences and Narcotics police station, North Division in Bengaluru. The counsel, in the complaint, said, "I have reliably learnt that politically motivated fake, fabricated, concocted video has been made by making use of the photo of MP DV Sadananda Gowda." The video had shown that Gowda and a woman allegedly engaging in sexual acts over a video call. 

Gowda's counsel further said, "The said creation of the video is only to tarnish his image. The same is politically motivated. The said video came to be created by way of impersonation. It is uploaded on Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media. In the view of the matter, I request you to take suitable action to block off the circulation of the said video and also to take suitable action against the wrongdoers strictly in accordance with law and protect his image." However, it is not the first time that Karnataka is witnessing such a development where BJP leaders were caught in trouble. 

In 2018, a woman attached to the BJP had accused Sadananda Gowda of sexual harassing her and according to reports, Gowda's sleaze video on Sunday had come after six months when six BJP Ministers in Karnataka had approached a Bangalore court to stop publishing and circulation of fake sex videos featuring them. It must be noted that the then BJP Minister in the state, Ramesh Jarkiroli had also resigned from the post after such a video was released featuring him. The woman in the video had also approached the police and said that Jarkiroli had promised her a job for performing sexual favours. 

The reports say that Gowda had obtained an injunction order from the court against publishing and circulating the video and he also appealed to the people to inform him if they notice anyone has been indulging in circulating the video. Gowda has also filed a complaint with Bangalore's Police Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, and the Assistant Commissioner of Police, RT Nagar. The former Union Minister has said, "A complaint has been filed with concerned authorities, to arrest and punish the guilty parties immediately." 

Gowda took to Twitter and responded to the matter and claimed that it was not him in the video and that it was created to degrade his image. He wrote, "Dear well-wishers, A morphed (deep fake) video of mine has been making rounds on social media. I would like to inform that, it is not me in the video, it's created to malign my impeccable image by my adversaries with a vested interest. I have also filed a complaint with the cyber crime police. I have faith, the culprits will be nabbed soon". 

"Also, as per the injunction order of the court, anyone forwarding/uploading the content will be punishable as per the relevant sections of the law. If you know of anyone doing the same, kindly inbox me", he added. In another Twitter thread, Gowda wrote, "Malefactors, who are upset by my rise on the political front, have brought out a fake, lewd video of mine for my fall. The video has become viral on social media, which pains me. A complaint has been filed with the concerned authorities to arrest and punish the guilty parties immediately." Gowda has been serving as the BJP MP from Bengaluru North. 

 

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