New Delhi, June 11, 2025(ANI): "I am not a mad man. I'm just a member of the Karnataka Cricket Association from my younger days, that's all. I don't have time, though I had offers to be part of the management... Why do I need RCB? I don't even drink Royal Challenge," said Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar as he refutes rumours of him buying the RCB franchise.
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00:00I am not a mad man. Even I don't drink Royal Challenge also. Why I need RCB? I don't have time for it. My own education institution, I resigned and left it to my other family members to take care of it.
00:15I am not a mad man. I am just a member of the Karnataka Cricket Association from my younger days. That's all. I don't have time. Though I had offers to be a part of the management, I have not gone to any of this one. I don't have time for it. My own education institution, I have resigned and left it to my other family members to take care of it. Why I need RCB? Even I don't drink Royal Challenge also.
00:41We know the sentiment of people. We respect every life. That is different issue. This is an issue which was lingering from last three months. The matter was placed in the cabinet. All the ministers had their own opinion. We have collected information from various sections of the society. Some of them, they feel that it is a 10 year old survey which has been done. Though we have spent a lot of money on that, but basically we agree the report.
01:11whatever the report is there. But we are only worried about the numbers. That is why even on the Shrulu-Cast internal reservation, a survey has been conducted on their own right and left issue.
01:24Now government, my party discussed with all of them. Twenty seconds, we were supposed to take a final call on that. Before that, my party high command has summoned. They have asked us the details. They have consult with various leaders and they directed us. Yes, you go by your policy of whatever the backward class commission is there, but give an opportunity, but what has been done. So let every section, let no one should be annoyed.
01:50See, yesterday, you should be very happy that the Lingais and the Vakaliga leaders and all the Muts have welcomed the decision of what the party high command has said.
02:00What the high command has said. So my chief minister also agreed. We both were a party for the entire discussion and we have agreed and we will see that it will be a people's movement.
02:09Let even BJP people also, whatever they want to fill up the gap. They feel that it is not good, not proper and all.