Another jolt to Congress in Karnataka: Brijesh Kalappa quits

The exodus from the Congress in Karnataka continues with senior leader and Supreme Court lawyer Brijesh Kalappa quitting the primary membership of the party.

Kalappa shared the copy of the resignation letter dated May 30, addressed to Sonia Gandhi, on Facebook. He cited hsi lack of “passion” int he recent past as the prime reason behind his decision.

“At the outset, I wish to offer my heartfelt thanks to you for the several opportunities you provided to me. If I am recognised as a familiar face in all parts of this extraordinarily large nation- it is indeed thanks to your patronage. It is again thanks to your blessings that I was appointed as Legal Advisor to Government of Karnataka with the rank of Minister.

“I have been representing the party on Hindi, English and Kannada channels since the UPA years in 2013- for almost a decade and have clocked 6,497 debates. Besides, the party has been regularly assigning political work to me which I have performed to the best of my satisfaction.

“Regarding TV debates, I have done my very best at all times and have never ever appeared without adequate preparation for any debate. Even at the worst of times for the party in the aftermath of 2014 and 2019 debacles, I have never felt enervated and lacking in energy and enthusiasm. But, in the recent past, I have been finding myself lacking in passion, while my own performance has been listless and perfunctory,” the letter reads.