Bengaluru police have filed an FIR against Vishweshwar Bhat, the editor of Kannada daily Vishwavani, for allegedly publishing derogatory remarks against Nikhil, son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.
The complaint stated that the news item on an alleged heated conversation between Nikhil, who recently lost Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, and his grandfather--JD(S) party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, was meant to tarnish Nikhil's political career and to extract money.
No such incident as reported had taken place, and the whole news item was a figment of imagination, the complainant claimed.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy was defeated by Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of late former Congress lawmaker MH Ambareesh. She created history by becoming the first independent candidate to successfully contest Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka in 52 years.
According to the Election Commission of India (EC), Sumalatha got 51.02 per cent vote share (701122 votes), while Nikhil came second with 41.89 per cent vote share (575740 votes).
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