Shobha Karandlaje
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Shobha Karandlaje {Kannada
:ಶೋಭಾ ಕರಂದ್ಲಾಜೆ}(born October 23, 1966) is a politician
from Karnataka
.She is a current cabinet minister. Karandlaje was elected as MLA from Yeswanthpur
, Bangalore
and assumed office as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj in the month of May, 2008. She resigned in 2009 due to a political crisis..
Hailing from Puttur in coastal Karnataka, Shobha renounced all pleasures of life and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a very early age. In fact, she is one of the few women 'purna pramana' (full-time worker) in the RSS. Full time workers of the RSS sacrifice everything, including family. They also vow that they would never get married.
Hence, Shobha has always been RSS's preferred worker. Even when she decided to join politics, the RSS gave her the initial push since they believed that she would not have any business interests and would work selflessely for the party.
She was famously called girlfriend of the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yeddyurappa, in a Wikileaks documents by the US Consulate in Chenna in India
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
:ಶೋಭಾ ಕರಂದ್ಲಾಜೆ}(born October 23, 1966) is a politician
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
from Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.She is a current cabinet minister. Karandlaje was elected as MLA from Yeswanthpur
Yeswanthpur
Yeswanthpur is an industrial-cum-residential area located in the north western part of Bangalore City in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is close to areas like Malleswaram and Mathikere and the famous MS Ramaiah college and hospitals. It has a central bus stand providing connectivity to various...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and assumed office as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj in the month of May, 2008. She resigned in 2009 due to a political crisis..
Hailing from Puttur in coastal Karnataka, Shobha renounced all pleasures of life and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a very early age. In fact, she is one of the few women 'purna pramana' (full-time worker) in the RSS. Full time workers of the RSS sacrifice everything, including family. They also vow that they would never get married.
Hence, Shobha has always been RSS's preferred worker. Even when she decided to join politics, the RSS gave her the initial push since they believed that she would not have any business interests and would work selflessely for the party.
She was famously called girlfriend of the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yeddyurappa, in a Wikileaks documents by the US Consulate in Chenna in India