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⚫ '''Sudheendra Kulkarni''' is an Indian politician and columnist. He did his early schooling at ] a town in ], ], India, and is an alumnus of the ]<ref name="IE-20060715">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/85952/|title=Gurudakshina: what we owe to alma maters|last=Kulkarni|first=Sudheendra|date=15 July 2006|work=The Indian Express (Online)|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> He has been a "card-carrying member of the ]. He joined the ] in 1996.<ref name="Telegraph-20111119"/> In 2011 he rejoined the having left it in 2009.<ref name="IT-20120120"/>
'''Sudheendra Kulkarni''' is an Indian politician and columnist.


==Education==
⚫ Kulkarni was educated at Jadhavji Anandji High School in ], a town of ], ], India. He "passed out in 1980 from the ]".<ref name="IE-20060715">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/85952/|title=Gurudakshina: what we owe to alma maters|last=Kulkarni|first=Sudheendra|date=15 July 2006|work=The Indian Express (Online)|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
Kulkarni was educated at Jadhavji Anandji High School in Athani, a town in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India. He "passed out in 1980 from the ]".<ref name="IE-20060715"/>


==Journalism==
A former "card-carrying member" of the ],<ref name="Hindu-20090823">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article7706.ece|title=Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP |agency=PTI |date=23 August 2009|work=The Hindu (online)|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=Chennai}}</ref> Kulkarni joined the ] (BJP) in 1996.<ref name="Telegraph-20111119">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111120/jsp/nation/story_14775727.jsp|title=BJP greets ‘brave’ Kulkarni|date=19 November 2011|work=The Telegraph (online)|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=Kolkata}}</ref> Of this ideological switch he said, "People like me were living in an illusory land. I realised very late in my life that the Marxist ideology is not suitable in India - in fact, I would say it is unsuitable for any corner of the world."<ref name=BhushanKatyal2002p36>{{cite book |title=Lal Krishna Advani: Deputy Prime Minister |first1=K. |last1=Bhushan |first2=G. |last2=Katyal |publisher=APH Publishing |location=New Delhi |year=2002 |isbn=978-8-1764-8392-6 |page=36 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CC_UokYgZaQC |accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref>
⚫ In 1994-95<ref name="Hardnews20120529">{{cite web|url=http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2008/02/2048|title=Citizen Kane says goodbye|last=Kapoor|first=Sanjay|work=HARDNEWS|publisher= Hard News Media (P) Ltd. |accessdate=29 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> Kulkarni worked as executive editor<ref name=BhushanKatyal2002p36 /> for ''Blitz'', a ]-based ] that was edited and owned by ].<ref name = "Kulkarni"> {{cite web | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/he-launched-blitz-on-feb-1-died-on-feb-1it/268196/ | title = He launched Blitz on Feb 1, died on Feb 1-it's no coincidence | accessdate = 24 July 2011 | last = Kulkarni | first = Sudheendra | date = 2 February 2008 | work = indianexpress.com | publisher = The Indian Express Limited}}</ref> According to Kulkarni, Karanjia was sympathetic to the communist movement in India but became disillusioned with it and its anti-Hindu secularism.<ref name = "Kulkarni"/> He became a strong sympathiser of the BJP and the ], which led to Kulkarni being appointed in place of ] as deputy editor. Kulkarni was tasked with having ''Blitz'' reflect Karanjia's new-found sympathies.<ref name = "Kulkarni"/> According to ], Kulkarni then transformed ''Blitz'' from a left-wing newspaper into a BJP-oriented publication.<ref name="Zakaria2004"/>


==Political career==
⚫ Kulkarni worked as executive editor<ref name=BhushanKatyal2002p36 /> for{{when|date=May 2012}} ''Blitz'', a ]-based ] that was edited and owned by ].<ref name = "Kulkarni"> {{cite web | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/he-launched-blitz-on-feb-1-died-on-feb-1it/268196/ | title = He launched Blitz on Feb 1, died on Feb 1-it's no coincidence | accessdate = 24 July 2011 | last = Kulkarni | first = Sudheendra | date = 2 February 2008 | work = indianexpress.com | publisher = The Indian Express Limited}}</ref> According to Kulkarni, Karanjia was sympathetic to the communist movement in India but became disillusioned with it and its anti-Hindu secularism.<ref name = "Kulkarni"/> He became a strong sympathiser of the BJP and the ], which led to Kulkarni being appointed in place of ] as deputy editor. Kulkarni was tasked with having ''Blitz'' reflect Karanjia's new-found sympathies.<ref name = "Kulkarni"/> According to ], Kulkarni then transformed ''Blitz'' from a left-wing newspaper into a BJP-oriented publication.<ref name="Zakaria2004"/>
A former "card-carrying member" of the ],<ref name="Hindu-20090823">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article7706.ece|title=Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP |agency=PTI |date=23 August 2009|work=The Hindu (online)|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=Chennai}}</ref> Kulkarni joined the ] (BJP) in 1996.<ref name="Telegraph-20111119">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111120/jsp/nation/story_14775727.jsp|title=BJP greets ‘brave’ Kulkarni|date=19 November 2011|work=The Telegraph (online)|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=Kolkata}}</ref> Of this ideological switch he said, "People like me were living in an illusory land. I realised very late in my life that the Marxist ideology is not suitable in India - in fact, I would say it is unsuitable for any corner of the world."<ref name=BhushanKatyal2002p36>{{cite book |title=Lal Krishna Advani: Deputy Prime Minister |first1=K. |last1=Bhushan |first2=G. |last2=Katyal |publisher=APH Publishing |location=New Delhi |year=2002 |isbn=978-8-1764-8392-6 |page=36 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CC_UokYgZaQC |accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref> As a member of the BJP, he was associated with the '']'' campaign<ref name="Rediff-20090611">{{cite web|url=http://news.rediff.com/column/2009/jun/11/kanchan-gupta-on-why-the-knives-are-out-in-the-bjp.htm|title=The knives are out in the BJP|last=Gupta|first=Kanchan|date=11 June 2009|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> and rode on the inaugural ].<ref name="Outlook-19990308">{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?207089|title=One Small Step At Wagah|last=Kulkarni|first=Sudheendra|date=8 March 1999|work=OUTLOOK india.com|publisher=Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> He helped former Indian Prime Minister ] write his speeches<ref name="Zakaria2004">{{cite book|author=Rafiq Zakaria|title=Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA348|accessdate=21 July 2011|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-201-0|page=348}}</ref> and in 2008 was reported as a strategist for ].<ref>{{cite news | title = Strategy Mian | date = 22 September 2008 | publisher = Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ODEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13 | work = ] | accessdate = 21 July 2011}}</ref> Kulkarni resigned from the BJP in 2009. The electoral defeat of his mentor, Advani, had effectively ended his role with the party and he had also become disenchanted with the influence exerted by the ] on party decision-making.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=23 August 2009 |title=Advani's key aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Advani-s-key-aide-Sudheendra-Kulkarni-quits-BJP/Article1-446123.aspx |accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref> In January 2012, he was reported to be once more working full-time for the BJP, on this occasion as an advisor to its president, ], having quit ] to do so.<ref name="IT-20120120">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sudheendra-kulkarni-back-in-bjp/1/169793.html|title=Return to party: Sudheendra Kulkarni back in BJP|last=Bamzai|first=Kaveree|date=20 January 2012|work=India Today (online)|publisher=Living Media India Limited|accessdate=27 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>


⚫ ===Cash for votes scandal===
As a member of the BJP, he was associated with the '']'' campaign<ref name="Rediff-20090611">{{cite web|url=http://news.rediff.com/column/2009/jun/11/kanchan-gupta-on-why-the-knives-are-out-in-the-bjp.htm|title=The knives are out in the BJP|last=Gupta|first=Kanchan|date=11 June 2009|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> and rode on the inaugural ].<ref name="Outlook-19990308">{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?207089|title=One Small Step At Wagah|last=Kulkarni|first=Sudheendra|date=8 March 1999|work=OUTLOOK india.com|publisher=Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=29 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> He helped former Indian Prime Minister ] write his speeches<ref name="Zakaria2004">{{cite book|author=Rafiq Zakaria|title=Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA348|accessdate=21 July 2011|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-201-0|page=348}}</ref> and in 2008 was acting as a strategist for ],<ref>{{cite news | title = Strategy Mian | date = 22 September 2008 | publisher = Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ODEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13 | work = ] | accessdate = 21 July 2011}}</ref> who had influenced his rise within the party.<ref name=HT20090823 />
⚫ In 2008, a ] was carried out that involved Kulkarni and another BJP activist. Later televised and known as the "]", the operation purported to show a bribe of one ] (10 million) ] being offered to three BJP MPs on behalf of the ]-led ] government. The alleged bribes were intended to obtain the support of the MPs in the ]. Subsequently, both the ] committee&nbsp;— a parliamentary panel&nbsp;— and the police investigated the arrangements and questioned various participants, including Kulkarni.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Hindu |title=Parliamentary panel on ‘cash-for-vote' scam recommended further probe |first=Neena |last=Vyas |date=18 March 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article1548877.ece |accessdate=23 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Prepared-to-be-quizzed-in-cash-for-vote-sting-Kulkarni/Article1-723424.aspx | title = Prepared to be quizzed in cash-for-vote sting: Kulkarni | accessdate = 21 July 2011 | date = 20 July 2011 | newspaper = Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> In 2011, Kulkarni was remanded in ] for a period<ref>{{cite news|title=Cash-for-vote scam: Sudheendra Kulkarni's bail plea rejected, sent to judicial custody till October 1|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cash-for-vote-scam-Sudheendra-Kulkarnis-bail-plea-rejected-sent-to-judicial-custody-till-October-1/articleshow/10140486.cms|accessdate=27 September 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|date=27 September 2011}}</ref> and In November of that year was released on bail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-days-in-tihar-ashram/880879/0|title=My Days in Tihar Ashram|last=Kulkarni|first=Sudheendra|date=27 November 2011|publisher=The Indian Express |accessdate=27 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="ET-20111118">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-18/news/30415042_1_bjp-mps-sting-operation-mahavir-bhagora|title=Sudheendra Kulkarni, 2 BJP Ex-MPs walk out of Tihar|date=18 November 2011|work=The Economic Times |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=27 May 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref>


Kulkarni resigned from the BJP in 2009. The electoral defeat suffered by the party, led by Advani, had effectively ended his role with the party and he had also become disenchanted with the influence exerted by the ] on party decision-making.<ref name=HT20090823>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=23 August 2009 |title=Advani's key aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Advani-s-key-aide-Sudheendra-Kulkarni-quits-BJP/Article1-446123.aspx |accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref> In January 2012, he was reported to be once more working full-time for the BJP, on this occasion as an advisor to its president, ]. He had been working for the ], a ], prior to this.<ref name="IT-20120120">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sudheendra-kulkarni-back-in-bjp/1/169793.html|title=Return to party: Sudheendra Kulkarni back in BJP|last=Bamzai|first=Kaveree|date=20 January 2012|work=India Today (online)|publisher=Living Media India Limited|accessdate=27 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

⚫ ==Cash for votes scandal==
⚫ In 2008, a ] was carried out that involved Kulkarni and another BJP activist. Later televised and known as the "]", the operation purported to show a bribe of one ] (10 million) ] being offered to three BJP MPs on behalf of the ]-led ] government. The alleged bribes were intended to obtain the support of the MPs in the ]. Subsequently, both the ] committee&nbsp;— a parliamentary panel&nbsp;— and the police investigated the arrangements and questioned various participants, including Kulkarni.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=The Hindu |title=Parliamentary panel on ‘cash-for-vote' scam recommended further probe |first=Neena |last=Vyas |date=18 March 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article1548877.ece |accessdate=23 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Prepared-to-be-quizzed-in-cash-for-vote-sting-Kulkarni/Article1-723424.aspx | title = Prepared to be quizzed in cash-for-vote sting: Kulkarni | accessdate = 21 July 2011 | date = 20 July 2011 | newspaper = Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> In 2011, Kulkarni was remanded in ] for a period<ref>{{cite news|title=Cash-for-vote scam: Sudheendra Kulkarni's bail plea rejected, sent to judicial custody till October 1|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cash-for-vote-scam-Sudheendra-Kulkarnis-bail-plea-rejected-sent-to-judicial-custody-till-October-1/articleshow/10140486.cms|accessdate=27 September 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|date=27 September 2011}}</ref> and In November of that year was released on bail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-days-in-tihar-ashram/880879/0|title=My Days in Tihar Ashram|last=Kulkarni|first=Sudheendra|date=27 November 2011|publisher=The Indian Express |accessdate=27 May 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="ET-20111118">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-18/news/30415042_1_bjp-mps-sting-operation-mahavir-bhagora|title=Sudheendra Kulkarni, 2 BJP Ex-MPs walk out of Tihar|date=18 November 2011|work=The Economic Times |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=27 May 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He did his early schooling at Athani a town in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India, and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay He has been a "card-carrying member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1996. In 2011 he rejoined the having left it in 2009.

Education

Kulkarni was educated at Jadhavji Anandji High School in Athani, a town in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India. He "passed out in 1980 from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay".

Journalism

In 1994-95 Kulkarni worked as executive editor for Blitz, a Mumbai-based tabloid format weekly that was edited and owned by Russi Karanjia. According to Kulkarni, Karanjia was sympathetic to the communist movement in India but became disillusioned with it and its anti-Hindu secularism. He became a strong sympathiser of the BJP and the Ayodhya movement, which led to Kulkarni being appointed in place of P. Sainath as deputy editor. Kulkarni was tasked with having Blitz reflect Karanjia's new-found sympathies. According to Rafiq Zakaria, Kulkarni then transformed Blitz from a left-wing newspaper into a BJP-oriented publication.

Political career

A former "card-carrying member" of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kulkarni joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1996. Of this ideological switch he said, "People like me were living in an illusory land. I realised very late in my life that the Marxist ideology is not suitable in India - in fact, I would say it is unsuitable for any corner of the world." As a member of the BJP, he was associated with the India Shining campaign and rode on the inaugural Delhi–Lahore Bus. He helped former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee write his speeches and in 2008 was reported as a strategist for Lal Krishna Advani. Kulkarni resigned from the BJP in 2009. The electoral defeat of his mentor, Advani, had effectively ended his role with the party and he had also become disenchanted with the influence exerted by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on party decision-making. In January 2012, he was reported to be once more working full-time for the BJP, on this occasion as an advisor to its president, Nitin Gadkari, having quit Observer Research Foundation to do so.

Cash for votes scandal

In 2008, a sting operation was carried out that involved Kulkarni and another BJP activist. Later televised and known as the "cash-for-votes scandal", the operation purported to show a bribe of one crore (10 million) rupees being offered to three BJP MPs on behalf of the Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. The alleged bribes were intended to obtain the support of the MPs in the 2008 Lok Sabha Vote of Confidence. Subsequently, both the Kishore Chandra Deo committee — a parliamentary panel — and the police investigated the arrangements and questioned various participants, including Kulkarni. In 2011, Kulkarni was remanded in judicial custody for a period and In November of that year was released on bail.


References

  1. ^ Kulkarni, Sudheendra (15 July 2006). "Gurudakshina: what we owe to alma maters". The Indian Express (Online). New Delhi: The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ^ "BJP greets 'brave' Kulkarni". The Telegraph (online). Kolkata: The Telegraph. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ Bamzai, Kaveree (20 January 2012). "Return to party: Sudheendra Kulkarni back in BJP". India Today (online). New Delhi: Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. Kapoor, Sanjay. "Citizen Kane says goodbye". HARDNEWS. New Delhi: Hard News Media (P) Ltd. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ^ Bhushan, K.; Katyal, G. (2002). Lal Krishna Advani: Deputy Prime Minister. New Delhi: APH Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-8-1764-8392-6. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  6. ^ Kulkarni, Sudheendra (2 February 2008). "He launched Blitz on Feb 1, died on Feb 1-it's no coincidence". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  7. ^ Rafiq Zakaria (2004). Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?. Popular Prakashan. p. 348. ISBN 978-81-7991-201-0. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  8. "Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP". The Hindu (online). Chennai: The Hindu. PTI. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. Gupta, Kanchan (11 June 2009). "The knives are out in the BJP". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  10. Kulkarni, Sudheendra (8 March 1999). "One Small Step At Wagah". OUTLOOK india.com. New Delhi: Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  11. "Strategy Mian". Outlook. Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  12. "Advani's key aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  13. Vyas, Neena (18 March 2011). "Parliamentary panel on 'cash-for-vote' scam recommended further probe". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  14. "Prepared to be quizzed in cash-for-vote sting: Kulkarni". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  15. "Cash-for-vote scam: Sudheendra Kulkarni's bail plea rejected, sent to judicial custody till October 1". The Times of India. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  16. Kulkarni, Sudheendra (27 November 2011). "My Days in Tihar Ashram". New Delhi: The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  17. "Sudheendra Kulkarni, 2 BJP Ex-MPs walk out of Tihar". The Economic Times. Mumbai: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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