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Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He is an alumnus of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]], earning a [[B. Tech]] in [[Civil Engineering]] in 1982. He began his political career as a full time activist for the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He became a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1996. He has been associated with such initiatives as [[Delhi–Lahore Bus]] and [[India Shining]].<ref name = "iitb"> {{cite web | url = http://www.sarc-iitb.org/interactions/interactivesessions/sudheendrakulkarni | title = Sudheendra Kulkarni - 'Finding your Passion' | accessdate = 2011-07-21 | publisher = Student Alumni Relations Cell, [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]}}</ref> |
Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He is an alumnus of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]], earning a [[B. Tech]] in [[Civil Engineering]] in 1982. He began his political career as a full time activist for the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He became a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in 1996, having been for some years Executive Editor of ''Blitz'',<ref name="Zakaria2004"/> a left-wing newspaper which he is credited with transforming into a BJP-oriented publication. He has been associated with such initiatives as [[Delhi–Lahore Bus]] and [[India Shining]].<ref name = "iitb"> {{cite web | url = http://www.sarc-iitb.org/interactions/interactivesessions/sudheendrakulkarni | title = Sudheendra Kulkarni - 'Finding your Passion' | accessdate = 2011-07-21 | publisher = Student Alumni Relations Cell, [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]}}</ref> |
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He has helped former Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] write his speeches.<ref name="Zakaria2004">{{cite book|author=Rafiq Zakaria|title=Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA348|accessdate=2011-07-21|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179912010|pages=348–|quote=}}</ref> A 2008 ''[[Outlook]]'' article describes him as a strategy man for [[Lal Krishna Advani]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Strategy Mian | date = 22 September 2008 | publisher = Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ODEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Sudheendra+Kulkarni&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Sudheendra%20Kulkarni&f=false | work = [[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]] | accessdate = 2011-07-21}}</ref> |
He has helped former Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] write his speeches.<ref name="Zakaria2004">{{cite book|author=Rafiq Zakaria|title=Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA348|accessdate=2011-07-21|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179912010|pages=348–|quote=}}</ref> A 2008 ''[[Outlook]]'' article describes him as a strategy man for [[Lal Krishna Advani]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Strategy Mian | date = 22 September 2008 | publisher = Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ODEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Sudheendra+Kulkarni&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Sudheendra%20Kulkarni&f=false | work = [[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]] | accessdate = 2011-07-21}}</ref> |
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Kulkarni resigned from the BJP in 2009.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=23 August 2009 |title=Advani's key aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Advani-s-key-aide-Sudheendra-Kulkarni-quits-BJP/Article1-446123.aspx |accessdate=2011-07-21}}</ref> He has subsequently been implicated in the 2008 [[Cash-for-votes scandal|cash-for-votes scandal]] and in July 2011 it was announced that he had been questioned by police investigating the affair following an inquiry by parliament.<ref>{{cite newspaper |title=Prepared to be quizzed in cash-for-vote sting: Kulkarni |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=20 July 2011 |agency=Press Trust pf India |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Prepared-to-be-quizzed-in-cash-for-vote-sting-Kulkarni/Article1-723424.aspx |accessdate=2011-07-21}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:59, 21 July 2011
Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, earning a B. Tech in Civil Engineering in 1982. He began his political career as a full time activist for the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1996, having been for some years Executive Editor of Blitz,[1] a left-wing newspaper which he is credited with transforming into a BJP-oriented publication. He has been associated with such initiatives as Delhi–Lahore Bus and India Shining.[2] He has helped former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee write his speeches.[1] A 2008 Outlook article describes him as a strategy man for Lal Krishna Advani.[3]
Kulkarni resigned from the BJP in 2009.[4] He has subsequently been implicated in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal and in July 2011 it was announced that he had been questioned by police investigating the affair following an inquiry by parliament.[5]
References
- ^ a b Rafiq Zakaria (2004). Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?. Popular Prakashan. pp. 348–. ISBN 9788179912010. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Sudheendra Kulkarni - 'Finding your Passion'". Student Alumni Relations Cell, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Strategy Mian". Outlook. Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Advani's key aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Prepared to be quizzed in cash-for-vote sting: Kulkarni". Hindustan Times. Press Trust pf India. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.