Bengaluru: Sitting near the portrait of her husband late Ananth Kumar at her Basavanagudi residence , Tejaswini Ananth Kumar tried to hide her anger as hundreds of party karyakartas flooded the house Tuesday morning wondering why she had been denied the Bangalore South ticket? "It's the time to show our maturity," she repeatedly told the disappointed BJP workers. Soon arrived the official BJP candidate, Tejaswi Surya, along with his uncle and Basavanagudi MLA, Ravi Subramanya to seek her blessings. Tejaswini wished Surya the best in the election but her supporters were not so kind shouting 'go back Surya'.
During her brief interaction with Tejaswi, she said she would abide by the party decision. "I believe in the words of Ananthkumarji, he often said, 'country comes first, party second and individual interests come last", she reiterated. "I will support the party candidate and campaign for him. Ever since my marriage, I am involved in party work and in election campaigns. This time too I will attend the campaign because our aim is to make Narendra Modi PM again", she told the workers. Meanwhile, some of her supporters urged her to contest as an Independent.
