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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hullappa Yamanappa Meti
| office1 = Member of [[14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|14th]] [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Bagalkot]]
| term_start1 = 2013
| term_end1 = 2018
| office2 = Minister for Excise, [[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start2 = 21 June 2016
| term_end2 = 14 December 2016
| predecessor2 = [[Manohar Tahasildar]]
| successor2 = [[R. B. Timmapur]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1946|10|09|df=y}} |birth_place=[[Timmapur, Gadag district|Thimmapur]] |spouse=Smt. Laxmibai H. Meti (Married on 31 May 1964)}}'''Hullappa Yamanappa Meti''' is an Indian politician. He is a member of [[Indian National Congress]], a member of the 14th [[Karnataka]] Legislative Assembly, and a former minister in the [[Siddaramaiah cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Politics PTI | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/karnataka-cabinet-reshuffle-cm-siddaramaiah-allocates-portfolios-retains-finance-2848168.html |title=Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: CM Siddaramaiah allocates portfolios, retains finance |publisher=Firstpost |date=2016-06-21 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="t">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/karnataka-minister-hy-meti-resigns-over-sleaze-tape/articleshow/55977815.cms |title=Karnataka minister HY Meti resigns over sleaze tape|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-12-14 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref> In the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], Meti was elected from the Bagalkot assembly constituency, polling 68,216 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsreporter.in/bagalkot-constituency-election-results-2013-meti-hullappa-yamanappa-of-inc-wins-karnataka-28142 |title=Bagalkot constituency election results 2013 : Meti Hullappa Yamanappa of INC WINS - Karnataka |publisher=NewsReporter.in |date=2013-05-08 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref> In the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], he lost to Veerabhadrayya Charantimath of [[BJP]], by a margin of 15,934 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseS101.htm|title=Constituencywise Trends|website=eciresults.nic.in}}</ref>

== Scandal ==
Meti was appointed as Excise Minister, but after a CD was published showing him engaging in a sexual act, he resigned on 7 December 2016.<ref name="thenewsminute1">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-k-taka-excise-minister-hy-meti-gets-clean-chit-sex-scandal-case-62543 |title=Former K’taka Excise Minister HY Meti gets clean chit in sex scandal case |publisher=The News Minute |date= |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Karnataka-Excise-Minister-Meti-resigns-over-sleaze-tape/article16807548.ece|title=Karnataka Excise Minister Meti resigns over sleaze tape|date=2016-12-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-23|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

On 11 December 2016, a woman in a televised interview accused Meti of having sought sexual favours in return for a transfer, but said she was not the woman in the sex video.<ref name="n">{{cite web|url=http://cms.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2016/dec/12/karnataka-minister-meti-on-notice-was-that-he-in-the-sex-tape-1548309--1.html |title=Karnataka minister Meti on notice: Was that he in the sex tape?- The New Indian Express |publisher=Cms.newindianexpress.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref>

On 12 December,<ref name="n" /> [[Right to Information|RTI]] activist Rajashekar Mulali<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2016/dec/15/metis-nemesis-suddenly-in-the-spotlight-after-sex-tape-scandal-1549284--1.html |title=Meti’s nemesis suddenly in the spotlight |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2016-12-15 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref> complained to the police of receiving death threats from the minister and his followers for saying he had a sex CD on him.<ref name="t" /> Meti described it as a political conspiracy to malign him, claiming he was not involved in any immoral act with any woman, and challenged Mulali to release the tape.<ref name="n" />

The original video was reported missing during the investigation.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hemanth Kashyap |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/new-turn-to-meti-sex-tape-case-original-video-goes-missing/articleshow/56191663.cms |title=New turn to Meti sex tape case; original video goes missing |publisher=Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |date=2016-12-27 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref> On 24 May 2017, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the [[Karnataka Police]], which investigated the case gave him "clean chit" and reported that the video was doctored.<ref name="thenewsminute1" />

On 18 August 2017, a woman claiming that she was the one in the sex video filed a complaint of kidnapping and rape against Meti.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hy-meti-sex-tape-case-takes-new-turn-woman-files-complaint-alleging-rape-66967 |title=HY Meti 'sex tape' case takes a new turn, woman files complaint alleging rape |publisher=The News Minute |date= |accessdate=2018-06-07}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=129 H. Y. Meti affidavit]
*http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11kn01.php

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[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Karnataka politicians]]
[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:11th Lok Sabha members]]

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