Bengaluru, June1: In another set back to Karnataka Congress, senior leader Brijesh Kalappa has resigned from primary membership of the party. 25 years after joining the party, he has resigned on the fact that he has been “lacking in passion” in the recent past.
Kalappa has shared his resignation letter addressed to Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on his Facebook wall. “I have been representing the party on Hindi, English and Kannada channels since the UPA years in 2013- for almost a decade and have clocked 6,497 debates. Besides, the party has been regularly assigning political work to me which I have performed to the best of my satisfaction. Even at the worst of times for the party in the aftermath of 2014 and 2019 debacles, I have never felt enervated and lacking in energy and enthusiasm,” said Kalappa.
Further he has also said that in recent past he is finding himself lacking in passion and his own performance has been ‘listless and perfunctory’.
He wrote letter to AICC President Sonia Gandhi like this…
Smt Sonia Gandhi,MP, 30.05.22
Hon’ble President,
Indian National Congress,
10 Janpath
New Delhi
Esteemed Madam,
At the outset I wish to offer my heartfelt thanks to you for the several opportunities you provided to me. If I am recognized as a familiar face in all parts of this extraordinarily large nation- it is indeed thanks to your patronage.
It is again thanks to your blessings that I was appointed as Legal Advisor to Government of Karnataka with rank of Minister.
I have been representing the Party on Hindi, English and Kannada channels since the UPA years in 2013- for almost a decade and have clocked 6497 debates. Besides, the Party has been regularly assigning Political work to me which I have performed to the best of my satisfaction. Regarding tv debates, I have done my very best at all times and have never ever appeared without adequate preparation for any debate. Even at the worst of times for the Party in the aftermath of 2014 and 2019 debacles, I have never felt enervated and lacking in energy and enthusiasm. But, in the recent past I have been finding myself lacking in passion, while my own performance has been listless and perfunctory.
It is under these circumstances that I am left with little option but to resign from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress and to end an association that began in 1997.
Yours sincerely
Brijesh Kalappa
