Letter row: After complaining against KSE now in patch-up move

Bengaluru: Days after Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa complained to the Governor against Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, alleging direct interference in the affairs of his department, the minister tried to patch up with by showering praises on CM, and saying that it was the BSY who had given him the green signal to celebrate Kanaka Jayanti in Karnataka.

Speaking at the Belludi branch mutt of Kaginele Kanaka gurupeeta where Yediyurappa was also present, Eshwarappa said that the government had also reacted positively to the issue of ST reservation for the Kuruba community.

Despite this attempt at warming up, the two leaders did not smile at each other or exchange a word. They were later seated in different sections for the entire programme.