Nalin Kumar Kateel is an Indian politician, social employee, businessman, and member of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP). Nalin has served as a member of the parliament from the Dakshin Kannada constituency thrice. Kateel has hit the headlines a number of occasions for giving controversial statements.
Wiki/Biography
Nalin Kumar Niranjan Shetty Kateel was born on Wednesday, 7 Dec 1966 (age 56 years; as of 2022) in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. His zodiac signal is Sagittarius. He accomplished his matriculation at St. Philomena Excessive Faculty Puttur in Darbe, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, in 1983. He didn’t attend school to pursue greater research.
Bodily Look
Top (approx.): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Darkish Brown
Household
Nalin Kumar Kateel belongs to a Hindu upper-caste Bunt household in Karnataka.
Dad and mom & Siblings
His father Nedyodiguttu Niranjan Shetty Kateel (deceased) was a farmer. His mom, Sushila N Shetty, is a homemaker. He had a brother named Naveen Kumar Kateel, who was a farmer and social activist. He handed away in 2021.
Nalin Kumar Kateel taking blessings from his mom
Spouse & Youngsters
His spouse, Sridevi N Shetty, is a homemaker. He has two daughters, Sannidhi N. Shetty, and Sanskruti N. Shetty.
A photograph of Nalin Kumar Kateel along with his spouse and daughters
Relationships/Affairs
In 2014, Nalin Kumar Kateel was reportedly having an extra-marital affair with a married girl in Mangalore. Nevertheless, the affair got here to an finish after the girl’s husband lodged an FIR towards Nalin.
Faith
Nalin Kumar Kateel follows Hinduism.
Tackle
He resides at Home No. 201, Ashoka Condominium, Close to Daiwajna Kalyana Mantapa, Hoigebail Highway, Ashok Nagar, Mangalore – 575006, Karnataka.
Signature/Autograph
Signature of Nalin Kumar Kateel
Profession
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Nalin Kumar Kateel joined the RSS in 1984 on the age of 18 as a pracharak. Owing to his management and managerial expertise, Kateel started climbing up the ranks within the Hindu organisation and have become an organiser. At RSS, he performed an necessary position within the organisation of the Dharmajagarana Vedike, a marketing campaign which was geared toward stopping the non secular conversion of Hindus into different religions and the reconversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism. He later participated within the Ayodhya Andoolana. Kateel labored for the RSS until 1996.
Enterprise
After leaving RSS, he began working as a civil contractor and established a building firm in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Nalin additionally started aiding his household in agriculture after his father handed away.
Politics
In 2004, Nalin Kumar Kateel joined the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP). Later, he was appointed as the overall secretary of the BJP within the Dakshin Kannada district; he held the publish of district secretary until 2009.
A photograph of Nalin Kumar Kateel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Nalin contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on BJP’s ticket from the Dakshin Kannada constituency and emerged victorious. Within the elections, he defeated his nearest rival Janardhana Poojary, an Indian Nationwide Congress candidate, by a margin of 40,420 votes. On 31 August 2009, Kateel was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Commerce. Nalin contested the 2014 common elections from the Dakshin Kannada constituency and acquired a complete of 6,42,739 votes. On 14 August 2014, Nalin was appointed as a member of the Committee on Estimates; he served as its member until 30 April 2015. On 1 September 2014, he turned a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Meals Processing. Nalin served on the committee until 25 Might 2019. Thereafter, he turned a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA). Nalin was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for the third time in 2019 from the Dakshin Kannada constituency; he acquired a complete of 6,42,739 votes and registered a victory over his nearest rival Janardhana Poojary.
A photograph of Nalin Kumar Kateel taken whereas he was submitting his nomination for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
On 20 August 2019, Nalin Kumar Kateel was chosen by the BJP to interchange B. S. Yediyurappa because the state president of the celebration. On 9 October 2020, Nalin was appointed as a member of the Committee on Authorities Assurances. He remained a member of the committee until 8 October 2021. From 13 September 2019 to 12 September 2020, Nalin served on the Committee on Rural Growth and Panchayati Raj as a member. On 9 October 2019, Nalin Kumar Kateel was re-appointed as a member of the Committee on Authorities Assurances. He held the membership of the committee until 8 October 2020. Kateel served as a member of the Committee on Rural Growth and Panchayati Raj for the second time from 13 September 2020 to 12 September 2021. He turned a member of the Committee on Authorities Assurances for the third time on 9 October 2021; he remained its member until 8 October 2022. On 13 September 2021, Nalin Kumar Kateel was appointed as a member of the Committee on Rural Growth and Panchayati Raj for the third time. He was later appointed as a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Delivery.
A photograph of Nalin Kumar Kateel taken whereas he was giving a speech within the Lok Sabha
Social Activism
Earlier than changing into the BJP’s Karnataka state president in 2014, Nalin Kumar Kateel established the Kinnigoli Farmers Welfare Affiliation to lift the voice in favour of the rights of the farmers. In 2019, Nalin Kumar organised the Kandadale Save Nature protest in Dakshina Kannada, which was geared toward dissuading the state authorities from chopping down the bushes within the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka for infrastructure initiatives. Thereafter, he based Parisara Samithi and staged a protest at Kateelu, Karnataka, demanding a ban on promoting alcohol in Kateelu. He has additionally helped the poor and the needy by offering them with free ambulance companies and medicines beneath the Mathrubhumi Society at Gurupura Kaikamba, Karnataka. At Manjunath Nagar, Karnataka, Nalin Kumar has began quite a few faculties beneath the identify Siddhi Vinayaka Seva Samithi for individuals who can not afford schooling.
Controversies
Circumstances the place Pending
- 1 cost associated to Punishment for legal intimidation (IPC Part-506)
- 1 cost associated to Assault or legal drive to discourage a public servant from discharge of his responsibility (IPC Part-353)
- 1 cost associated to Punishment for Being a member of an illegal meeting (IPC Part-143)
Circumstances the place Convicted
- 1 cost associated to Becoming a member of or persevering with in illegal meeting, realizing it has been commanded to disperse (IPC Part-145)
- 1 cost associated to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Part-147)
- 1 cost associated to Illegal meeting (IPC Part-141)
- 1 cost associated to Obstructing public servants within the discharge of public features (IPC Part-186)
- 1 cost associated to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Part-188)
- 1 cost associated to Public nuisance (IPC Part-268)
- 1 cost associated to Each member of illegal meeting responsible of an offence dedicated in prosecution of a standard object (IPC Part-149)
Case filed for having an illegitimate relationship
In Might 2014, Sathish Shetty, a person residing in Mangaluru, lodged an FIR towards Nalin Kumar Kateel accusing him of getting an extra-marital affair along with his spouse. In his criticism, Shetty claimed that Nalin wrongfully persuaded Shetty’s spouse for submitting a dowry harassment case towards him. Later, the Mangaluru police filed a number of instances beneath legal intimidation, conspiracy, and adultery towards Nalin, Shetty’s spouse, and Shetty’s brother-in-law. Nalin, nevertheless, rejected the allegations and termed it as a “political conspiracy towards him.”
Drawing comparisons between Rajiv Gandhi, Nathuram Godse, and Ajmal Kasab
In 2019, Nalin Kumar Kateel posted a tweet through which he in contrast Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with Nathuram Godse, the murderer of Mahatma Gandhi, and Ajmal Kasab, the 2008 Mumbai assaults terrorist. In his tweet, he referred to as Rajiv a “ugly assassin” and claimed that whereas Godse and Kasab had killed fewer individuals, Rajiv had killed greater than 17,000 individuals. The tweet learn,
Godse killed only one. Ajmal Kasab killed 72. Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000. Now you inform us who’s most ugly assassin?”
He, nevertheless, deleted his tweet later and tendered an apology after receiving a backlash from the netizens. He stated,
I’ve noticed that folks have been expressing their anguish over my tweets. I tender my apology if anybody is damage by it. I’ve no intention of wounding anybody. I’ve withdrawn my tweet quickly after realizing that it has damage individuals. Allow us to finish this dialogue right here.”
Many sources additionally reported that Nalin was reprimanded by House Minister Amit Shah who requested him to chorus from making such public statements.
Giving inciting statements
In October 2016, a BJP employee named Karthik Raj was killed by unknown assailants, which led to an uproar within the Dakshina Kannada district. On 2 January 2017, throughout a political rally, Nalin gave a threatening assertion through which he stated “Dakshina Kannada can be set on hearth if the murderers of BJP’s Karthik Raj aren’t nabbed inside 10 days.” After the assertion, the Karnataka police, on orders from the jurisdictional Justice of the Peace court docket, lodged an FIR towards Kateel beneath part 506 (legal intimidation) of the IPC.
Accusing the INC and Siddaramaiah of supporting terrorism
In March 2018, after Siddaramaiah referred to as RSS, the BJP, and the Bajrang Dal Hindu extremist factions and equated them with the Taliban, Nalin referred to as Siddaramiah a terrorist and claimed that in Siddaramaiah’s tenure because the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the utmost variety of murders happened. Nalin additionally accused him of sanctioning the homicide of Hindu activists. Nalin additional took a jibe on the Indian Nationwide Congress (INC) and stated that terrorism in India elevated solely due to the celebration and Indira Gandhi’s assist to non-state actors like Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Whereas giving an interview, he talked about it and stated,
On this nation, the supply of motivation for terrorism is the Congress; Indira Gandhi created terrorists by way of Bhindranwale (Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale), So, the Congress supported terrorism, Indira Gandhi created terrorists, however the chief minister of this state has exceeded all this and himself has grow to be a terrorist. I’ll say that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is a terrorist.”
Making derogatory remarks about Rahul Gandhi
In 2021, after Karnataka Congress attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and referred to as him “angootha chaap” (illiterate), Nalin Kumar Kateel referred to as Rahul Gandhi, the ex-president of the INC, a drug addict and a drug peddler. He additionally took a jibe at Rahul and stated that he ought to think about dealing with the celebration somewhat than commenting on the Prime Minister of India. Whereas giving an interview, he stated,
Who’s Rahul Gandhi? He’s a drug peddler and an addict. I’m not saying it. There was a media report on this regard.”
In March 2023, whereas attending the BJP’s ‘Jana Sankalpa Yatra’ in Ramanagara, Karnataka, Nalin as soon as once more focused Rahul Gandhi by way of his speech and stated that Rahul didn’t get married as he was infertile. His assertion acquired sharp criticism not solely from the Congress but additionally from the ministers of the BJP. Kateel additional focused Siddaramaiah and criticised him for urging individuals to not get vaccinated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In his speech, he stated,
What did Rahul Gandhi say? Rahul Gandhi and (former Karnataka CM) Siddaramaiah requested individuals to not take the COVID vaccine as they won’t be able to provide youngsters. However Rahul and Siddaramaiah secretly took the vaccine at night time.”
Making controversial statements throughout the 2023 Karnataka Meeting polls
In January 2023, throughout the launch of the Sales space Vijay Abhiyaan, Kateel gave a controversial assertion through which he appreciated the Modi authorities’s determination to ban the In style Entrance of India (PFI) and stated that the event of schooling and infrastructure within the state got here secondary and that the foremost difficulty was of “love jihad.” For his assertion, Kateel was focused by the opposition. Speaking about it, he stated,
So I advised them to not speak about roads, gutters, drains and different small points…. If the problem regarding your youngsters’s lives — love jihad — must be stopped, then we want the BJP (to kind the federal government). Had the PFI not been banned, at present we wouldn’t have BJP leaders Monappa Bhandary and Hari Krishna Bantwal (of Dakshina Kannada) on stage. MLA Vedavyas Kamath wouldn’t have been right here. There would have solely been a garland over their pictures.”
In February 2023, whereas giving a speech at a rally at Yalaburga, Nalin Kumar Kateel hit the headlines after he requested the BJP supporters to kill anybody who supported Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore. He additionally criticized Congress for permitting the celebrations of Tipu Sultan Jayanti in Karnataka and questioned the INC whether or not they thought-about Tipu extra necessary than Savarkar. He additional requested the attendees of the rally to thrust back the supporters of Tipu Sultan. In his speech, he claimed that D. Okay. Shivakumar, Karnataka’s deputy CM, had a “gentle spot” for the 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast accused Mohammed Shariq and even proclaimed that Shariq was wrongfully accused of the bombing. In his speech, he stated,
Take oath whether or not you need Tipu Sultan’s youngsters or the devotees of Lord Rama and Anjaneya on this state. I’m asking you this query within the holy city of Anjaneya that those that love Tipu mustn’t keep on this land. Solely those that sing Rama Bhajan (devotional songs) ought to stay right here.”
Wage
Nalin Kumar Kateel receives a wage of Rs. 1 lac + different allowances as a Member of the Parliament (MP).
Belongings & Properties
Movable Belongings
- Financial institution Deposits: Rs. 4,94,251
- LIC or different insurance coverage Insurance policies: Rs. 50,000
Immovable Belongings
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 20,13,000
Observe: The given estimates of movable and immovable property are in accordance with the 12 months 2019. It excludes the property owned by his spouse.
Web Value
Nalin Kumar Kateel’s internet price for the 12 months 2019 was estimated to be Rs. 20,13,000. It excludes the web price of his spouse.
Info/Trivia
- Nalin Kumar Kateel is a hodophile (one who likes to journey so much) and has visited quite a few international locations.
- Nalin Kumar has established quite a few cooperative societies and faculties in Karnataka.
- Nalin Kumar has served because the organizing president of the Brahmakalashothsava Samithi on the Sri Durga Parameswari Temple and Paavanje Southraamani Gavaamayana Yaaga Samithi.
- In July 2022, Praveen Kumar Nettaru, a Zilla BJP Yuva Morcha committee member, was murdered in Bellare, Dakshina Kannada, which led to violent protests within the Dakshina Kannada district. Reportedly, Nalin Kumar Kateel confronted the anguish of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members who surrounded his automobile in Dakshina Kannada and didn’t permit him to go away. As per sources, the members of BJYM had been additionally indignant with Kateel as he had not felicitated improvement within the district.
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