The team: (From left) F.T.R. Colaso, former Director-General of Police; M.F. Saldanha, former Karnataka High Court judge; and Rajeev Gowda of the IIMB at the press meet in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Describing Mr. Sangliana as a “man of unimpeachable integrity”, Mr. Saldanha told presspersons on Wednesday that the retired police officer had distinguished himself as a man of principle and “a human being, who has displayed exceptional courage at all times”.
Endorsing Mr. Saldanha’s choice for Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat were Rajeev Gowda of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIMB) and former Director-General of Police F.T.R. Colaso.
Addressing the press conference under the banner of Dr. H.T. Sangliana Campaign Committee, the trio called upon the electorate to cast their votes for Mr. Sangliana to help send such a personality to the Lok Sabha from Bangalore.
“In the midst of every form of unfair and corrupt electoral practice, from the distribution of money to incentives, right down to biryani, Dr. Sangliana stands tall and clean and appeals to your sense of propriety, justice, truth and above all the pride of being an Indian,” Mr. Saldanha said.
Mr. Colaso said the fact that Mr. Sangliana was contesting the elections with the minimum amount of funds should encourage people to vote for him and help fight the bane of money-power that was threatening the fairness of electoral politics in the country.
Prof. Gowda said Mr. Sangliana was symbolic of Bangalore’s cosmopolitan and composite culture. Mr. Saldanha said their forum also favoured a second term for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as there was no suitable alternative to him.
