Yedyurappa is being garlanded as a hero and the architect of the first saffron government in the south India. However, it is necessary that any individual holding a high position in the public life has unquestionable personal integrity. I am afraid that Yedyurappa is not such an uncontroversial figure. In 2004, there were press reports that his wife died under mysterious circumstances by falling in a water sump in the backyard of his house. There were also media reports that he had a relationship with a BJP MLC Ms Sobha Karandlaje. Given the sensationalism in the media these days, it is difficult to ascertain the veracity of the above reports. However, I am surprised and somewhat disappointed to notice that BJP could not find a less controversial figure to head its first government in the south India.
