The BJP’s candidate from the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency B.Y. Raghavendra provides visual evidence that he cast his ballot the right way on Thursday, while his father, the chief minister, B.S. Yediyurappa, holds up his right finger to show that he probably did not.
Is the CM’s left index finger, which is where the mark is supposed to be applied, injured? Or was there already a mark on it necessitating the right finger? Did the CM insist on the mark being applied on his right hand? Did the voting official not know? Or is it the new status symbol in town, getting the voter mark on a finger of your choice?
Does the CM’s vote count? Or does it not matter if it is a VIP?
Photographs: Karnataka Photo News
Tags: B.S. Yediyurappa, B.Y. Raghavendra, Churumuri, Elections 2009, General Elections 2009, Karnataka, Lok Sabha Elections, Sans Serif, Shimoga
30 April 2009 at 6:30 pm
i got it on my left index finger as well. as did a gazillion others at my voting booth.
churumuri can use Hanlon’s Razor to simplify most matters it puts up here.
30 April 2009 at 7:05 pm
Wow..Hats off..Thanks in bringing us the most wonderful news of the day..we readers are indebted to you :)
30 April 2009 at 9:44 pm
ಛೇ
ಇದು ಯಡ್ದ್ಯುರಪ್ಪನ ಕೃತಿ
ಅವರು ಹೇಳೋದನಪ್ಪಾ ಅಂದರೆ ನಾ ಏನ ಮಾಡಿದ್ರು ನಡಿಯತ್ತೆ
ಕತ್ತೆ ತೋರಿಸಿ ಕುದರೇಯಂತಾ ಹೇಳ್ತಾರೆ
ಯಡ್ಯುರಪ್ಪನವರು ಅಲ್ಲವಾ ?
ಅವರ ಮಾತು ಕೇಳದೆ ಹೋದರೆ BJP ನು ಇಲ್ಲಾ ಸರಕಾರಾನು ಇಲ್ಲಾ.
ಗೊತ್ತಾಇತಲ್ಲಾ.
30 April 2009 at 10:42 pm
Whatever at least he has voted, that’s important!
Not like Manmohan Singh in the earlier two elections.
30 April 2009 at 11:48 pm
Hmm… Appa – Maga are showing us all a finger. There must be a message in there – not getting it.
30 April 2009 at 11:49 pm
Hmm.. I think i get it.. If you or I did that it’d be considered obscene gesture and we’d probably be trashed and perhaps it is BSY’s way of saying what he thinks of all of us??
1 May 2009 at 6:47 am
He can vote again, showing his left hand at Hosur on 13th.
1 May 2009 at 8:56 am
Good Photo but… Someone has messed it up!
It was an error to mark on the right index finger. and a colossal blunder to show it off!
1 May 2009 at 10:59 am
The entire Bacchan family was doing the middle finger salute!!
1 May 2009 at 11:09 am
How about the Bachchans picture here (and on Deccan Herald)
http://bangaloreblues.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/picture-of-the-yellection/
1 May 2009 at 1:58 pm
Folks -
Be happy that you’ve see the CM and his son showing Index finger and not the middle one. I think, that gesture will be for the son and grandsons of soil – post Election 2009.
1 May 2009 at 3:44 pm
Right hand and Right wing politics saar! Left is not Right for him.
1 May 2009 at 6:35 pm
His family members have confirmed that he deliberately did that. He gave his right fingure on the advice of his family astrologer!
He did a pooje of EVM before casting his vote, last time. He had removed his chappali and turned to East to pray! He had also placed the Prasada of Sri Huchchooraya Swamy of Shikaripura on the EVM. The EC has banned pooje at polling booths in this election.
1 May 2009 at 7:16 pm
Whatever it is they have voted. Mistakes will happen. If he hadn’t cast the vote it should be made into issue.
1 May 2009 at 7:47 pm
Two points:
1) They voted. Done! This is the first requirement.
2) They didnt apply it on their middle finger and show it to us unlike Bachhan family.
2 May 2009 at 10:51 am
Coffee Addict:
Was it pooje or maaTa-mantra? :P
I saw Muniyappa on TV poojeying in Kolar, Dryaabe Gowda too is said to have done that.
IshTellaadru ivrellaa sOlbEku sooper aagirutte.
2 May 2009 at 1:25 pm
Whatevery may be the reason, the officials at the polling booth should be admonished. they are given training and after all thisis not a very rule to be remembered by the concerned official. If the official cannot differentiate between the right and left there must be somethig wrong in his perception.
5 May 2009 at 4:43 pm
Even when I voted this time, I gave my right hand instead of left hand by mistake. But the official asked for my left hand.
Probably the official was too scared to ask for the “right” hand.
This is a non issue for God’s sake.
But, the money spent on temple visits and money given to mutts and haj visits, and the mining ministers’ arrogance is.
10 June 2009 at 10:19 am
Respected Chief Minister Sir,
We the Daily wages employees of Minor Irrigation Quality control sub Division gulbarga are not paid our Salary since feb 2009 (4 months ) how can we survive, we have to lookafter our children education food house rent etc. you have announced 1000 increse in salary we thank you for that.
first we need clearence of our salary.
6 July 2009 at 4:30 pm
CHIEF MINISTER HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OUR PROBLEM, WHERE IS TIME FOR THEM. THEY ARE SPENDING TIME IN RESORT THINKING ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATION .ITS OK . THEY SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST LOOK AFTER THE BASIC NEED I.E. PAMENT OF DAILYWAGES EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BEING EXPLOITED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITHOUT REGULARISING THEIR SERVICESS SHOWING ONLY LIP SYMPTHY.THEY HAVE CONSTITUTED CABINET SUB COMMITTEE TO GO IN TO THE MATTER OF REGURALISING DAILY WAGGERS SERVICES INITIALLY IT WAS GIVEN 2 MONTHS TERM THAT WAS IN JULY 2008.BUT TILL TODAY IT HAS NOT GIVEN ITS REPORT PWD MINISTER MR. C.M. UDASI HEADS THE COMMITEE.GOD ONLY KNOWS WHEN HE WIILL SUBMITT THE REPORT IF SUBMITTED WHAT HE RECOMMENDS WILL DECIDE FUTURE OF DAILYWAGES EMPLOYEES
7 October 2009 at 10:43 am
North Karnataka has witnesde worst rains in many decads. we must rethink of our policy. it is proof that what would happen if we interfere with activities of mother nature,we have built dams across rivers now that dams themselves have become cause of mother natures anger.God has made evry thing with purpus. donot try to interfere with his wish.
7 November 2009 at 9:29 am
What is happing in Karnataka,Land of S. Nijalingappa,R.K. Hegade. Who had guts to Control their ministers. Mr. Yedurappa is humiliating not only himself and also voters of Karnataka.either he must through out Reddy brothers or he must quit. The state is recovering from worst natural calamity, People are doing their best to help effected people ,our MLA s are enjoying in Hydrabad, Goa they are staying in 5 star hotels eating food which costs Rs.800 per Person lodging in suits whereas their constituency people are strugling to spend a day their lives are ruined. This could happen in India only where petty politics is prefered ovder welfare of people.if this happened in any other nation people would have
agitated against these irresponsible Politicians.