Of course Caste matters to get into any Ministry, Ask Ambareesh!

It is interesting to read and listen to the reactions of people whenever a Cabinet expansion takes place. "Oh, he has managed to get in only because of his caste, gender, region, language, etc.", are touted normally, and most of the times all this is true. The latest is the case of Ambareesh, the film star-turned-politician. There is no doubt that if there were a better choice available among the Vokkaligas, he would not have found a place ever in the Union Ministry.

And it is also a fact that he has been chosen, only because of the caste to which he was born in. As a Parliamentarian, in his third term, he has nothing otherwise to show, to merit a place in the Union Ministry.

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From a 'Road Romeo' to a Union Minister: AmbareeshFrom a 'Road Romeo' to a Union Minister: Ambareesh

When he was driving back to Bangalore on Monday afternoon from Mysore, after his horse had lost the Mysore derby, he was naturally disappointed. But some major good news awaited him when he reached Bangalore. "I had won the life-time derby", Ambareesh remarked his deep-set eyes glowing, recounting how he got the news about his induction into the Union Ministry.

The latest, and the fourth, Union Minister of State from Karnataka, Ambareesh had got a call from the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh, asking him to come to Delhi, and that he would be inducted into the Union Ministry. "Don't tell anyone", the PM cautioned. Five minutes later, Congress President Sonia Gandhi called, to confirm.
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