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{{short description|Member of Lok Sabha from Bangalore}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Tejasvi Surya.jpg
| caption = Tejasvi Surya official portrait
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Lawyer
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|16}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| nationality = Indian
| parents =
| relatives = [[Ravi Subramanya]]<br />(uncle)
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = {{start date|2019|05|23|df=yes}}
| predecessor = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| constituency = [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]]
| office1 = National President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
| termstart1 = {{start date|2020|09|26|df=yes}}
| predecessor1 = [[Poonam Mahajan]]
| website = {{URL|tejasvisurya.in}}
| native_name =
| net_worth = Rs. 2.2 million ($30 thousand) <ref>{{cite web |title=Tejasvi Surya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BANGALORE SOUTH(KARNATAKA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7698 |website=myneta.info |access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref>
| native_name_lang = Kannada
}}

'''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> 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==
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 [[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==
===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>

===17th Lok Sabha===
[[File:Tejasvi Surya, MP from South Bengaluru Constituency.jpg|thumb|right|Tejasvi Surya speaking at a public meeting]]
The [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)]] was governed 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>

In October 2019, Surya expressed his concern over the short term for the city's Mayor. He urged the Chief Minister of Karnataka to draft and pass an exclusive legislation for Bangalore, the Nava Bengaluru Act, to replace the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayoral polls now is a game of musical chairs: Tejasvi |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/oct/03/mayoral-polls-now-is-a-game-of-musical-chairs-tejasvi-2042631.html |access-date=28 October 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> On the problem of garbage in Bangalore, Surya responded that he could only bring it to the notice of the authorities and suggested to admonish them. He then claimed he lacked any authority to solve the problem. This response received mixed criticism from the public.<ref name="GarbageSolution">{{cite news |first1=Nolan |last1=Pinto |title=Bengaluru South MP's solution to solve garbage crisis: Scold the people |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-garbage-mp-scold-people-woman-mission-twitter-selfie-1612302-2019-10-23 |access-date=14 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=23 October 2019 }}</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, Tejasvi had claimed to have unearthed a scam in [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]] Bed allocation system.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=May 7|first1=PTI / Updated|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=19:01|title=Bengaluru 'hospital bed scam': No one whose names were mentioned by BJP MP Surya have been arrested, say top police sources {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/five-held-in-connection-with-hospital-bed-scam/articleshow/82457562.cms|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</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>

===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 called the supporters of [[Narendra Modi]] as patriots, and claimed that those who did not support Modi were "anti-India". 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==

Surya's 2015 [[Twitter|tweet]] quoting [[Tarek Fatah]]'s sexual remarks on [[Arab]] women was criticised by [[Sanjay Jha (politician)|Sanjay Jha]] and the citizens of Arab countries in April 2020.<ref name="PrintArab20" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/arab-fury-erupts-on-bjp-mp-for-tweet-on-women/cid/1766686|title=Arab fury erupts on BJP MP for tweet on women|first=K.M.|last=Rakesh|date=21 April 2020|website=Telegraph India|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Swamy |first1=Rohini |title=MP Tejasvi Surya's 'disrespectful' 2015 tweet on Arab women kicks up new row, deletes post |url=https://theprint.in/india/mp-tejasvi-suryas-disrespectful-2015-tweet-on-arab-women-kicks-up-new-row-deletes-post/405116/ |work=ThePrint |date=20 April 2020}}</ref>

In 2019, the Indian National Congress, an Indian political party, shared screenshots of tweets posted by a woman who alleged that Surya had abused her.<ref>{{cite news |title=Is Tejasvi Surya next MJ Akbar, asks Congress as abuse charge surfaces against BJP candidate |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/tejasvi-surya-bjp-karnataka-congress-abuse-allegation-1488197-2019-03-28 |access-date=29 May 2019 |publisher=India Today |date=28 March 2019}}</ref> Following this and the announcement of his Lok Sabha candidature, Surya obtained a temporary [[injunction]] against 49 media outlets and social media platforms, restraining them from publishing any "defamatory statements" against him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/tejasvi-surya-bjp-ex-parte-temporary-injunction-press-freedom-5653555/|title=Lift the gag|date=2 April 2019|website=The Indian Express|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/poll-time-censorship/article26714401.ece|title=Poll-time censorship: on gag order obtained by BJP's Tejasvi Surya|date=3 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=29 May 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In April 2019, Surya was summoned by the Karnataka State Commission for Women for his alleged abuse of the woman, in addition to a tweet of his that opposed reservations for women (after [[Mahila Congress]] lodged complaint against him).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/womens-commission-summons-tejasvi-surya/article26736997.ece|title=Women's commission summons Tejasvi Surya|date=4 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=24 November 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/karnataka-high-court-gag-order-bjp-tejasvi-surya|title=Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Gag Order Obtained by BJP's Tejasvi Surya|website=The Wire|date=12 April 2019|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> The Commission later dropped the case at the request of the woman in question, who wrote that she and Surya were "good friends" and that the complaint against him by the Congress was "politically motivated".<ref>{{cite news |title=Women's panel drops complaint against Surya |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/womens-panel-drops-complaint-against-surya-730343.html |access-date=8 March 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=24 April 2019|quote=I haven’t filed any complaint against Tejasvi and we are good friends. The complaint by Congress leaders was politically motivated to ruin the political career of Surya, which should be dropped.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Women's panel drops charges against Bengaluru South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya LS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/womens-panel-drops-charges-against-tejasvi/articleshow/69014877.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 March 2020 |date=24 April 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://tejasvisurya.in}}

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