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'''Lakya Suryanarayana''' '''Tejasvi Surya''' | '''Lakya Suryanarayana''' '''Tejasvi Surya''' is an Indian politician, [[RSS swayamsevak]] and lawyer serving as the [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], representing the [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]] constituency.<ref>{{citation |title=Bangalore South Lok Sabha election Live: Tejasvi Surya won |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1026.htm?ac=26 |work=[[2019 Indian general election]] |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528133810/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1026.htm?ac=26 |archive-date=28 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="TOATweet">{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofassam.com/national/lok-sabha-election-2019/another-abusive-tweet-by-bjp-mp-candidate-tejasvi-surya-spotted/ |title=Another abusive tweet by BJP MP Candidate Tejasvi Surya spotted |date=28 March 2019 |website=Times of Assam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328061115/https://twitter.com/Tejasvi_Surya/status/579923974794022912 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2019 }}</ref> He is also the president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] since 26 September 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Team Nadda, Tejasvi Surya Becomes BJP's Yuva Morcha Chief, Ram Madhav Dropped as Gen Secy |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/nadda-announces-23-new-office-bearers-of-bjp-2911153.html |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=News18 |date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BJP Reshuffle: Ram Madhav Replaced, Tejasvi Surya Heads Youth Wing |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/bjp-announces-new-team-of-national-office-bearers-general-secretaries |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=TheQuint |date=26 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Early and personal life== | ==Early and personal life== | ||
Tejasvi Surya was born in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka on 16 November 1990 to mother Rama and father L. A. Suryanarayana, who had previously been Joint Commissioner of Excise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surya, Shri L.S. Tejasvi |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5182 |website=Lok Sabha |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-midnight-surprise-bjp-picks-young-face-tejasvi-over-ananthkumars-wife-from-bengaluru-south-2077869.html|title=In Midnight Surprise, BJP Picks Young Face Tejasvi Over Ananthkumar's Wife from Bengaluru South|website=News18|access-date=11 December 2019|date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ParentsHindu2002">{{Cite news|last=Kappan|first=Rasheed|date=28 January 2002|title=Whizkid bags awards, laurels|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/whizkid-bags-awardslaurels/article28592368.ece|access-date=28 May 2019}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> At the age of 9, he sold his paintings and donated the amount to the Army's Kargil fund while studying at St Paul's school.<ref name="IEKargil1998">{{Cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/TejasviSuryaSchoolboyKargil|title=School boy sells paintings, raises money for Kargil victims|date=21 July 1998|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> He was then awarded the [[National Bal Shree Honour|National Balashree Honour]] in 2001 while studying at [[Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Bangalore|Sri Kumaran Children's Home]], [[Thyagarajanagar]] for [[creative writing]] in English.<ref name="ParentsHindu2002" /> He later graduated from | Lakya Suryanarayana Tejasvi Surya<ref>{{Cite web|title=L.S. Tejasvi Surya {{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/ls-tejasvi-surya|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> was born in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka on 16 November 1990 to mother Rama and father L. A. Suryanarayana, who had previously been Joint Commissioner of Excise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surya, Shri L.S. Tejasvi |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5182 |website=Lok Sabha |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-midnight-surprise-bjp-picks-young-face-tejasvi-over-ananthkumars-wife-from-bengaluru-south-2077869.html|title=In Midnight Surprise, BJP Picks Young Face Tejasvi Over Ananthkumar's Wife from Bengaluru South|website=News18|access-date=11 December 2019|date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ParentsHindu2002">{{Cite news|last=Kappan|first=Rasheed|date=28 January 2002|title=Whizkid bags awards, laurels|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/whizkid-bags-awardslaurels/article28592368.ece|access-date=28 May 2019}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> At the age of 9, he sold his paintings and donated the amount to the Army's Kargil fund while studying at St Paul's school.<ref name="IEKargil1998">{{Cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/TejasviSuryaSchoolboyKargil|title=School boy sells paintings, raises money for Kargil victims|date=21 July 1998|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> He was then awarded the [[National Bal Shree Honour|National Balashree Honour]] in 2001 while studying at [[Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Bangalore|Sri Kumaran Children's Home]], [[Thyagarajanagar]] for [[creative writing]] in English.<ref name="ParentsHindu2002" /> He later graduated from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies with a Bachelor of Academic Law and an [[LLB]].<ref name="CMBangalore">{{Cite web|url=http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/meet-tejasvi-surya-mp-elect-bangalore-south-34972|title=Meet Tejasvi Surya, the MP-elect from Bangalore South|first=Akanksha|last=Choudhary|date=24 May 2019|website=Citizen Matters, Bengaluru|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He is trained in [[Carnatic music]] and he owns an NGO called Arise India, which works in the area of school education.<ref name="PrintArab20">{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/arab-women-orgasm-to-shaheen-bagh-mughals-bjp-mp-tejasvi-surya-cant-resist-controversy/405540/|title='Arab women orgasm to Shaheen Bagh Mughals', BJP MP Tejasvi Surya can't resist controversy|last=Swamy|first=Rohini|date=21 April 2020|website=ThePrint|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref> He has previously written for ''IndiaFacts''.<ref name="CMBangalore" /> Surya considers [[B. R. Ambedkar]], [[Veer Savarkar]] as an inspiration since childhood.<ref>[05:40] (powermail) https://tejasvisurya.in/my-speech-in-mysuru-during-the-launch-of-savarkar-echoes-of-a-forgotten-past</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=जाणून घ्या, भाजपाच्या सर्वात तरुण खासदाराविषयी; डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर त्याचे प्रेरणास्थान |url=https://www.loksatta.com/elections-news/bjp-youngest-mp-tejasvi-surya-from-bengaluru-south-who-is-he-1899664/ |access-date=24 January 2020 |work=Loksatta |date=24 May 2019 |language=mr-IN}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
===Early years=== | ===Early years=== | ||
Surya was an active member of [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) and was even the General Secretary of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] (BJYM).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/photo-gallery-from-head-boy-to-bangalore-south-mp-the-meteroric-rise-of-tejasvi-surya-2753398|title=From Head Boy to lower house of Parliament: The meteoric rise of Tejasvi Surya |website=DNA India}}</ref> He had actively contributed to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party campaign for the 2014 Indian general election]]<ref name="IndiaTodayWhoIs2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/who-is-tejasvi-surya-the-28-year-old-bjp-candidate-from-bangalore-south-1487275-2019-03-26|title=Who is Tejasvi Surya, the 28-year-old BJP candidate from Bangalore South?|first=Nagarjun |last=Dwarakanath|date=26 March 2019|website=India Today|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> and in 2017 he helped organise the BJP's '[[Mangalore]] Chalo' rally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-bjp-chose-tejasvi-surya-for-bengaluru-south-over-ananth-kumars-widow-tejaswini/212119/|title=Why BJP chose Tejasvi Surya for Bengaluru South over Ananth Kumar's widow Tejaswini|last=Swamy|first=Rohini|date=26 March 2019|website=ThePrint|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He then led the Digital Communications Team of Karnataka BJP during the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="IndiaTodayWhoIs2019" /> As a lawyer, he had represented many BJP leaders like Mahesh Hegde (editor of ''Post-Card News''), [[Pratap Simha]] (MP from [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore]]) and had helped lawyer Ashok Haranhalli in defending corruption cases of [[B.S. Yeddyurappa]].<ref name="MeteorNews18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/from-assistant-head-boy-in-school-to-mp-ticket-the-meteoric-rise-of-bjps-bangalore-south-candidate-tejasvi-surya-2156653.html|title=From Assistant Head Boy in School to MP Ticket, The Meteoric Rise of BJP's Bangalore South Candidate Tejasvi Surya|website=News18|first1=Deepa |last1=Balakrishnan |first2= Stacy |last2=Pereira|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He has been mentored by [[R. Ashoka]] and [[V. Somanna]],<ref name="ToIHindutva2019" /> while his uncle, [[Ravi Subramanya]], is a senior leader of the BJP and an [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing [[Basavanagudi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jun/27/tejasvi-surya-debutant-mp-is-millennial-neta-hindutva-mascot-1995976.html|title=Tejasvi Surya: Debutant MP is millennial neta, Hindutva mascot|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> | Surya was an active member of [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) and was even the General Secretary of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] (BJYM).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/photo-gallery-from-head-boy-to-bangalore-south-mp-the-meteroric-rise-of-tejasvi-surya-2753398|title=From Head Boy to lower house of Parliament: The meteoric rise of Tejasvi Surya |website=DNA India}}</ref> He had actively contributed to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party campaign for the 2014 Indian general election]]<ref name="IndiaTodayWhoIs2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/who-is-tejasvi-surya-the-28-year-old-bjp-candidate-from-bangalore-south-1487275-2019-03-26|title=Who is Tejasvi Surya, the 28-year-old BJP candidate from Bangalore South?|first=Nagarjun |last=Dwarakanath|date=26 March 2019|website=India Today|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> and in 2017 he helped organise the BJP's '[[Mangalore]] Chalo' rally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-bjp-chose-tejasvi-surya-for-bengaluru-south-over-ananth-kumars-widow-tejaswini/212119/|title=Why BJP chose Tejasvi Surya for Bengaluru South over Ananth Kumar's widow Tejaswini|last=Swamy|first=Rohini|date=26 March 2019|website=ThePrint|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He then led the Digital Communications Team of Karnataka BJP during the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="IndiaTodayWhoIs2019" /> As a lawyer, he had represented many BJP leaders like Mahesh Hegde (editor of ''Post-Card News''), [[Pratap Simha]] (MP from [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore]]) and had helped lawyer Ashok Haranhalli in defending corruption cases of [[B.S. Yeddyurappa]].<ref name="MeteorNews18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/from-assistant-head-boy-in-school-to-mp-ticket-the-meteoric-rise-of-bjps-bangalore-south-candidate-tejasvi-surya-2156653.html|title=From Assistant Head Boy in School to MP Ticket, The Meteoric Rise of BJP's Bangalore South Candidate Tejasvi Surya|website=News18|first1=Deepa |last1=Balakrishnan |first2= Stacy |last2=Pereira|date=23 May 2019|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He has been mentored by [[R. Ashoka]] and [[V. Somanna]],<ref name="ToIHindutva2019" /> while his uncle, [[Ravi Subramanya]], is a senior leader of the BJP and an [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing [[Basavanagudi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jun/27/tejasvi-surya-debutant-mp-is-millennial-neta-hindutva-mascot-1995976.html|title=Tejasvi Surya: Debutant MP is millennial neta, Hindutva mascot|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
===17th Lok Sabha=== | ===17th Lok Sabha=== | ||
[[File:Tejasvi Surya, MP from South Bengaluru Constituency.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Tejasvi Surya, MP from South Bengaluru Constituency.jpg|thumb|Surya speaking at a public meeting]] | ||
The [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)]] was | The [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)]] was represented since 1996 by former minister [[Ananth Kumar]] until his death in 2018. Tejasvi Surya was chosen to contest for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from this constituency over Kumar's wife, [[Tejaswini Ananth Kumar]], due to his previous work.<ref name="IndiaTodayWhoIs2019" /> While she initially had the support of BJP Karnataka state president B.S. Yeddyurappa, senior BJP and [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] leader B.L. Santosh convinced the party's leadership to choose Surya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/modi-and-i-are-the-two-factors-in-the-bangalore-south-seat-tejasvi-surya/214671/|title=Modi, Ananth Kumar & I are main factors in Bangalore South seat: Tejasvi Surya|last=Swamy|first=Rohini|date=30 March 2019|website=ThePrint|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He won the elections by defeating [[B. K. Hariprasad]] of Congress by {{formatnum:331192}} votes,<ref name="CMBangalore" /> making him the youngest MP to represent the BJP, after having assumed office at the age of 28 years, 6 months, 7 days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/tejasvi-surya-omg-a-28-year-old-rookie-in-a-bjp-stronghold/articleshow/68580398.cms|title=Tejasvi Surya: OMG! A 28-year-old rookie in a BJP stronghold|last=M|first=Akshatha|date=27 March 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/top-story/bjp-gets-its-youngest-mp-from-bengaluru/story/349613.html|title=BJP gets its youngest MP from Bengaluru- Business News|work=Business Today|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> | ||
Surya took oath as an MP in Kannada on 17 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-raise-issues-related-to-bengalurus-crumbling-infrastructure-in-parliament-tejasvi-surya-5786046/|title=Will raise issues related to Bengaluru's crumbling infrastructure in Parliament: Tejasvi Surya|date=18 June 2019|website=The Indian Express|first=Kaunain|last=Sheriff M|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> In June 2019, he requested the central government to revert its 2014 decision to remove the requirement of knowing the local language in the recruitment for banks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tejasvi Surya bats for bank jobs for Kannadigas |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jun/27/surya-bats-for-bank-jobs-for--kannadigas-1995975.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IBPS RRB to be conducted in 13 regional languages: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/jobs/bank-jobs/ibps-rrb-to-be-conducted-in-13-regional-languages-union-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-ibps-in-5814650/ |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 July 2019 }}</ref> On 10 July 2019, during the Zero Hour, Surya requested the [[Home Minister]] [[Amit Shah]] to extend the [[National Register of Citizens]] (NRC) to Karnataka, citing the increasing influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in his state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Now, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya demands NRC in Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/now-mp-tejasvi-surya-demands-nrc-in-karnataka/article28355194.ece |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=10 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tejasvi Surya wants NRC in Karnataka 'due to influx of Bangladeshi immigrants' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tejasvi-surya-wants-nrc-karnataka-due-influx-bangladeshi-immigrants-105245 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The News Minute |date=11 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Discussions ongoing for implementation of NRC in Karnataka, says state Home Minister Bommai |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/discussions-ongoing-for-implementation-of-nrc-in-karnataka-says-state-home-minister-bommai-119100300674_1.html |work=Business Standard India |date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karnataka government mulling introducing NRC in state |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/karnataka-government-mulling-introducing-nrc-in-state/cid/1709642 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=Telegraph India.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Now, Karnataka plans to roll out NRC |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/now-karnataka-plans-to-roll-out-nrc-765918.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=3 October 2019 }}</ref> When a holy site was vandalised in [[Hampi]], Surya raised the issue in Parliament, urging the government to ensure better security for the country's sacred monuments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tejaswi Surya Raises Issue of Hampi Holy Site Vandalism in Lok Sabha, Govt Assures Action |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/tejaswi-surya-raises-hampi-holy-site-vandalism-in-lok-sabha-govt-assures-action-2236845.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 July 2019 |title=Govt assures action after Hampi holy site vandalised |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-assures-action-after-hampi-holy-site-vandalised-1571055-2019-07-18 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref> He sought to know whether the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] would ban [[electronic nicotine delivery systems]] (ENDS), including e-cigarettes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE |first1=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |title=LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH JULY, 2019 |url=http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/171/AU4407.pdf |website=Loksabha Questions |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Delhi, 29 September |first1=India Today Web Desk New |title=PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat: E-cigarettes banned to prevent India from being destroyed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pm-narendra-modi-mann-ki-baat-speech-felicitate-daughters-diwali-share-it-on-social-media-1604431-2019-09-29 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=India Today }}</ref> | Surya took oath as an MP in Kannada on 17 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-raise-issues-related-to-bengalurus-crumbling-infrastructure-in-parliament-tejasvi-surya-5786046/|title=Will raise issues related to Bengaluru's crumbling infrastructure in Parliament: Tejasvi Surya|date=18 June 2019|website=The Indian Express|first=Kaunain|last=Sheriff M|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> In June 2019, he requested the central government to revert its 2014 decision to remove the requirement of knowing the local language in the recruitment for banks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tejasvi Surya bats for bank jobs for Kannadigas |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jun/27/surya-bats-for-bank-jobs-for--kannadigas-1995975.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IBPS RRB to be conducted in 13 regional languages: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/jobs/bank-jobs/ibps-rrb-to-be-conducted-in-13-regional-languages-union-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-ibps-in-5814650/ |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 July 2019 }}</ref> On 10 July 2019, during the Zero Hour, Surya requested the [[Home Minister]] [[Amit Shah]] to extend the [[National Register of Citizens]] (NRC) to Karnataka, citing the increasing influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in his state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Now, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya demands NRC in Karnataka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/now-mp-tejasvi-surya-demands-nrc-in-karnataka/article28355194.ece |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=10 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tejasvi Surya wants NRC in Karnataka 'due to influx of Bangladeshi immigrants' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tejasvi-surya-wants-nrc-karnataka-due-influx-bangladeshi-immigrants-105245 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The News Minute |date=11 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Discussions ongoing for implementation of NRC in Karnataka, says state Home Minister Bommai |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/discussions-ongoing-for-implementation-of-nrc-in-karnataka-says-state-home-minister-bommai-119100300674_1.html |work=Business Standard India |date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karnataka government mulling introducing NRC in state |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/karnataka-government-mulling-introducing-nrc-in-state/cid/1709642 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=Telegraph India.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Now, Karnataka plans to roll out NRC |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/now-karnataka-plans-to-roll-out-nrc-765918.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=3 October 2019 }}</ref> When a holy site was vandalised in [[Hampi]], Surya raised the issue in Parliament, urging the government to ensure better security for the country's sacred monuments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tejaswi Surya Raises Issue of Hampi Holy Site Vandalism in Lok Sabha, Govt Assures Action |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/tejaswi-surya-raises-hampi-holy-site-vandalism-in-lok-sabha-govt-assures-action-2236845.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 July 2019 |title=Govt assures action after Hampi holy site vandalised |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-assures-action-after-hampi-holy-site-vandalised-1571055-2019-07-18 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref> He sought to know whether the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] would ban [[electronic nicotine delivery systems]] (ENDS), including e-cigarettes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE |first1=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |title=LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH JULY, 2019 |url=http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/171/AU4407.pdf |website=Loksabha Questions |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Delhi, 29 September |first1=India Today Web Desk New |title=PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat: E-cigarettes banned to prevent India from being destroyed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pm-narendra-modi-mann-ki-baat-speech-felicitate-daughters-diwali-share-it-on-social-media-1604431-2019-09-29 |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=India Today }}</ref> | ||
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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], Surya launched a Bangalore South coronavirus task force, which included free home delivery of essential goods, emergency medical assistance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/covid-19-bengaluru-lockdown-helpline-number-for-doorstep-delivery-of-essentials-6359066/|title=COVID-19: Now, dial or text helpline number for doorstep delivery of essentials in Bengaluru|first=Ralph Alex|last=Arakal|date=12 April 2020|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/coronavirus-bengaluru-south-mp-tejasvi-surya-s-online-delivery-of-essentials-gaining-ground-823913.html|title=Coronavirus: Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya's online delivery of essentials gaining ground|date=11 April 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> and mobile COVID-19 testing kiosks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengaluru gets mobile testing kiosks for COVID-19 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bengaluru-gets-mobile-testing-kiosks-covid-19-122719 |access-date=14 August 2020 |work=thenewsminute |date=16 April 2020}}</ref> | During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], Surya launched a Bangalore South coronavirus task force, which included free home delivery of essential goods, emergency medical assistance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/covid-19-bengaluru-lockdown-helpline-number-for-doorstep-delivery-of-essentials-6359066/|title=COVID-19: Now, dial or text helpline number for doorstep delivery of essentials in Bengaluru|first=Ralph Alex|last=Arakal|date=12 April 2020|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/coronavirus-bengaluru-south-mp-tejasvi-surya-s-online-delivery-of-essentials-gaining-ground-823913.html|title=Coronavirus: Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya's online delivery of essentials gaining ground|date=11 April 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> and mobile COVID-19 testing kiosks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengaluru gets mobile testing kiosks for COVID-19 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bengaluru-gets-mobile-testing-kiosks-covid-19-122719 |access-date=14 August 2020 |work=thenewsminute |date=16 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
On 5 May 2021, | On 5 May 2021, Surya claimed to have unearthed a scam in [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]]'s hospital bed allocation system for [[COVID-19]] patients. He was criticised for reading out the names of only 17 out of the 204 employees in BBMP's COVID war room; all the employees he named were Muslim and Surya was accused of communalising the issue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bharadwaj|first=K. V. Aditya|date=2021-05-06|title=Bed allotment scam: Tejasvi Surya, other BJP legislators draw flak for communalising COVID-19|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bed-blocking-scam-bjp-mp-and-legislators-draw-flak-for-communalising-covid-19/article34492145.ece|access-date=2021-11-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> A total of seven people involved in the scam were arrested by the police by May 10th, with Central Crime Branch officers stating that the accused had allegedly blocked real-time data entry to the Central Hospital Bed Management System hosted by the BBMP and allowed admissions of other patients to the hospital illegally.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-10|title=Bengaluru Covid bed allocation 'scam': 3 more held, total arrests by CCB now 7|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-covid-bed-allocation-scam-3-more-held-total-arrests-by-ccb-now-7-7309734/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> None of those arrested were the employees named by Surya.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Bengaluru 'hospital bed scam': No one whose names were mentioned by BJP MP Surya have been arrested, say top police sources|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/five-held-in-connection-with-hospital-bed-scam/articleshow/82457562.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> | ||
===Political views=== | ===Political views=== | ||
Surya is a staunch advocate of [[Hindutva]].<ref name="ScrollYoungest2019">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/924637/elections-2019-tejasvi-surya-becomes-youngest-bjp-mp-with-win-in-bangalore-south|title=Elections 2019: Tejasvi Surya becomes youngest BJP MP with win in Bangalore South|website=Scroll.in|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> He credits [[Swami Vivekananda]], [[Aurobindo]] and [[Veer Savarkar]] for inspiring him and shaping his ideology of Hindutva<ref name="ToIHindutva2019">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/i-am-committed-to-hindutva-ideology-tejasvi-surya/articleshow/69509000.cms|title=I am committed to Hindutva ideology: Tejasvi Surya |date=26 May 2019|first=B. V. |last=Shiva Shankar |website=The Times of India|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He is also an [[RSS swayamsevak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood-s-openly-gay-celebs-laud-bjp-s-mp-elect-tejasvi-surya-s-views-on-same-sex-marriage-367986.html|title=Bollywood's Openly Gay Celebs Laud BJP's MP-Elect Tejasvi Surya's Views On Same-Sex Marriage|first=Garima |last=Satija|date=26 May 2019|website=IndiaTimes|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He attributed the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]] to be led by 'uneducated, illiterate, and puncture-wallahs'. Surya had previously | Surya is a staunch advocate of [[Hindutva]].<ref name="ScrollYoungest2019">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/924637/elections-2019-tejasvi-surya-becomes-youngest-bjp-mp-with-win-in-bangalore-south|title=Elections 2019: Tejasvi Surya becomes youngest BJP MP with win in Bangalore South|website=Scroll.in|access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> He credits [[Swami Vivekananda]], [[Aurobindo]] and [[Veer Savarkar]] for inspiring him and shaping his ideology of Hindutva<ref name="ToIHindutva2019">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/i-am-committed-to-hindutva-ideology-tejasvi-surya/articleshow/69509000.cms|title=I am committed to Hindutva ideology: Tejasvi Surya |date=26 May 2019|first=B. V. |last=Shiva Shankar |website=The Times of India|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He is also an [[RSS swayamsevak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood-s-openly-gay-celebs-laud-bjp-s-mp-elect-tejasvi-surya-s-views-on-same-sex-marriage-367986.html|title=Bollywood's Openly Gay Celebs Laud BJP's MP-Elect Tejasvi Surya's Views On Same-Sex Marriage|first=Garima |last=Satija|date=26 May 2019|website=IndiaTimes|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref> He attributed the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]] to be led by 'uneducated, illiterate, and puncture-wallahs'. Surya had previously said "If you are with [[Narendra Modi]], you are with India", and claimed that those who did not support Modi were "strengthening anti-India forces". On another occasion, he had said that the "BJP should unapologetically be a party for [[Hindus]]".<ref name="ScrollYoungest2019"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/call-me-a-bigot-tejasvi-suryas-old-tweets-reveal-his-sexist-communal-past_in_5c9b5d26e4b072a7f602378d|title='Call Me A Bigot': Twitter Dug Out BJP Candidate Tejasvi Surya's Old Tweets, And It Ain't Pretty|date=27 March 2019|website=HuffPost India|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Allegations of misconduct== | ==Allegations of misconduct== | ||
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[[Category:People from Chikkamagaluru]] | [[Category:People from Chikkamagaluru]] | ||
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