Indian politician
R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy is an Indian politician and a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly . He is the representative of the Pulakeshinagar constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress .[ 1] He was previously a representative of the constituency from 2013-2018 as a member of the Janata Dal (Secular) ,[ 2] following which he resigned to join the Indian National Congress[ 3] and was elected for a second term securing the highest margin of victory in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election .[ 4]
In August 2020, a violent riot broke out in Bangalore , provoked by an inflammatory Facebook post on Muhammad that was allegedly shared by the nephew of Murthy.[ 5]
On 16 April 2023, Murthy resigned as the INC MLA from the Pulakeshinagar constituency after being denied a ticket for the 2023 elections .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
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