Mangalore: In DK district Bantwal Janardhana Poojary (BJP for you) for long. B.Ramanath Rai is trying to forget him, but Rai can’t do so. Poojary has a bad tongue that lashes out like a whip at his enemies. He has a sense of humour that tickles you when he talks, somewhat like A.K.Subbaiah in the Madikeri hills. Those who want sarcasm in a political speech, rush to Poojary if he has an engagement to lecture on Central Maidan or the Town Hall in city.
Poojary has a small figure, but very active spirit. Both he and Jaffer Sheriff are smallest in looks, both attached to Indira Gandhi, and now lost to oblivion. While Jaffer has Yelahanka Rail Factory, and a luxurious home there, Poojary has Kudroli Temple as his property and colleges around as supports to deliver speeches.
Poojary often puts his foot in the mouth. He kicks around, be it Veerappa Moily or Chidananda Murthy. Both scaled great heights after BJP criticised them! Moily got Chikkaballapur and Law Minister’s post, while Prof.Chi.Murthy secured a second doctorate. But Poojary?
He is nowhere? A local Kannada daily regards him as a nuisance, while praising him for his benign personality. If you have to milk a cow, ignore if it hurts you by moving around and kicking legs but let loose the milk vessel which may spill the precious milk. People want to hear BJP, even if he is discarded as a spent force in Delhi or in Mangalore.
He was earlier General Secretary of AICC, twice President of KPCC, Congress Election Commissioner, Rajya Sabha Member and a candidate from Mangalore on six or seven occasions for MP, even a deputy Finance Minister (like SM Krishna) at Delhi and built the neat, spectacular, grand Kudroli Shiva Temple. He sent ‘Hore-Kanike’ (gift of loads) of coconut and vegetables (not raw meat fro, Kudroli abattoir) to the Ullal Durgah to appease Muslims. All Congress leaders (BJP is no exception) are friends of Muslims and go to Ramzan Parties. Only Bharathiya Janatha Party does not want such rule or custom, in its Hindutva and arrogance.
B.J.Poojary should not be found fault with because he taunted “Chi.Mu.,” as to how many doctorates he deserves, when he already has one on hand!