Mangalore: He was asked by 3 top leaders (CM, ex-CM, and state BJP chief) on Wednesday morning to resign, which he did ‘honestly’ (as Monappa Bhandary observes). Then he was thrown out of Assembly as MLA, under suspension till at least March 12, when the legislature panel reports back to speaker K.G. Bopaiah who had come close to similar situation on Monday but survived and got strong in 3 Musketeers’ case by suspending L. Savadi and C.C Patil as well, before keeping the 10-day legislature session itself under suspension on inside a week on his own.

That was deftly done by the coorgi.

K.J. Palemar is not from RSS, nor is he from any ideology (say, socialism or dalit), or any struggle (for BJP rule). The exit of Palemar, 56, was sudden like an earth quake, and as a Scape goat.

He is not an intellectual nor has he led DK as in charge to any great heights, when the opportunity came.

He did not side with DVS Gowda, when the latter contested against J.Shettar for the stop-gap CM’s post, but was given several port folios to look after.

He prevented ONGC-MRPL from acquiring a whopping 75,000 acres of land under MSEZ, but he had no vision for DK and its massive literates who seek decent jobs.

He did not like BJP’s undue harm to local social equilibrium. He is a builder at Land-links.

He was elected from Suratkal twice in 2004 and 2008. He sidelined Yogish Bhat (city) and Angara (Sullia), to be a responsible minister which he could not be even in sand transport.