Shankar nag4/6/2023 ![]() ![]() In fact, he openly and unabashedly calls himself a ‘Modi Bhakt’ and he believes that India is becoming a Vishwa Guru nation under the leadership of Modi. And, he also expressed his desire to see Modi become PM again. ![]() Of late, Anant Nag has been repeatedly praising Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership. He also contested the 1983 Lok Sabha elections from the Canara constituency but he was not successful. Later, he moved to JD(S) and contested on the party ticket from Chamarajpet constituency in 2004 but he lost the elections. He even served as a cabinet minister in the JH Patel government, holding the post of the Bangalore urban development minister. ![]() Later, Anant Nag contested from Malleshwaram constituency and became an MLA in 1994. His brother was very close to former Karnataka chief minister, the late Ramakrishna Hegde, which led Anant Nag to join the Janata Party, under the leadership of Hegde.Īnant Nag was the star campaigner of the Janata Party and later of the Janata Dal during the elections in 1983, 1985, and 1989.Īlso read: With eye on polls, Karnataka MLAs who quit Congress for BJP mull ‘ghar wapsi’ The 75-year-old Anant Nag, whose contribution to theatre, Indian parallel cinema and the Kannada film industry has been significant, entered politics in the 1980s largely because of his brother, the veteran late actor Shankar Nag. His entry into the BJP party fold at this critical stage will mean that he will be roped in as a star campaigner in the upcoming elections. Of late, however, Nag has been prominently praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, with an eye to join the saffron party. Party sources said that BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel and other office bearers will also be present on the occasion.Īnant Nag was in the news recently for not being honoured with the Padma Shri Award though he has spent nearly 50 years in cinema. The BJP has arranged a programme on Wednesday (February 22) evening to welcome Anant Nag and others into the party. Of late, Anant Nag has been constantly praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and unabashedly calls himself a 'Modi Bhakt'Įven as Karnataka is all set to go to the polls by May this year, veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag has now decided to get actively involved in politics once again, by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). ![]()
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