CT Ravi, the Karnataka leader reconstructing BJP’s blueprint for south India

Because the 2024 Lok Sabha elections close to, the BJP has chalked out huge plans to make a splash in south India and a vital a part of these plans is CT Ravi. The previous RSS karyakarta is among the saffron social gathering’s rising stars within the south and has been given essential tasks.

Ravi is in-charge of politically vital states like Maharashtra, the place the BJP returned to energy this month following a break up within the ruling Shiv Sena. He’s additionally tasked with managing Tamil Nadu the place the BJP has been making an attempt to interrupt the bipolarity of the AIADMK and DMK. Goa is one other state on his record. Ravi, MLA from Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka, can be answerable for BJP’s Nationwide Schedule Caste Morcha.

So how is the central position completely different from the state position? “State was little bit of energy, however on the centre, there are better tasks with challenges to show ourselves daily,” Ravi tells News18.

The Karnataka BJP chief remembers the cellphone name he obtained from social gathering nationwide president JP Nadda who requested him whether or not he want to proceed as a minister or work within the organisation.

“I didn’t assume for a second and advised him that I’m extra of an organisation man. I didn’t anticipate a lot from the social gathering,” says Ravi.

The Kannada-speaking chief who had hassle speaking in Hindi is now fluent within the language. Being in-charge of Tamil Nadu, he’s taking classes in Tamil as effectively.

“Our PM reiterates that everybody ought to make in depth use of regional language or mom tongue as these languages are the soul of India,” he provides.

A Swayamsevak since 1987, CT Ravi is taken into account to be a staunch Hindu face of the BJP in southern India. He labored in direction of constructing the Bajrang Dal in Karnataka.

His rise within the social gathering from the grassroots has been phenomenal, however was not all clean crusing, beginning with objections from inside his household. Not many know that it was on the recommendation of an autorickshaw driver that CT Ravi joined the BJP at 19.

“For me, each step ahead was a turning level. Be it graduating to the BJP from ABVP and changing into district BJP Yuva Mocha common secretary in 1993, being appointed common secretary of Karnataka Yuva Morcha in 1998 or after I entered electoral politics within the 1999 Meeting elections from Chikkamagaluru constituency in opposition to Congress minister Sri Sageer Ahmed. I misplaced by a slender margin of 982 votes.”

“I turned president of BJYM Karnataka in 2003. I contested once more and received as an MLA in 2004 with a margin of 25,000 votes. I contested once more and have become a minister and received the constituency 4 occasions. I used to be made common secretary and in-charge of state and a Morcha. Each level felt like a turning level in my life,” says Ravi.

Ravi has performed a giant position in strengthening the BJP in Karnataka, the one southern state the place the social gathering has tasted electoral success. He has organised scores of conventions and outreach programmes, criss-crossing the state with stalwarts like BS Yediyurappa, Ananth Kumar, VS Acharya, S Mallikarjunaiah, DH Shankarmurthy, Pralhad Joshi, KS Eshwarappa, Jagdish Shettar, DV Sadananda Gowda and others. Ravi has undertaken 17 padyatras in his district alone on varied people-centric points during the last three a long time.

Born right into a humble farmer’s household in Chikkamagaluru district in 1967, Ravi was actively concerned in public life proper from his college days. As a highschool scholar, he took half within the agitation launched by the Raita Sangha in opposition to the then Congress authorities. He participated within the 22-km padyatra from Aldur to Chikkamagaluru for farmers’ trigger and was imprisoned for a day.

Throughout 1991-92, CT Ravi participated within the Ekata Yatra organised by Narendra Modi. On January 26, he joined the staff led by senior BJP chief Murali Manohar Joshi that got down to hoist the Tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, however was stopped by authorities in Jammu.

Being a staunch Hindutva ideologue, CT Ravi participated within the Ayodhya Temple motion within the late Nineteen Eighties. He tried to succeed in Ayodhya in 1990, however was stopped by the Mulayam Singh Yadav state authorities. In December 1992, he reached Ayodhya three days earlier than the demolition of the Babri Masjid, a major turning level in Indian politics.

After the Congress authorities dismissed the BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, CT Ravi began for Delhi to take part within the Delhi Satyagraha in 1993. He was imprisoned with others in Maharashtra and despatched again to Karnataka afterward.

In 1994, Ravi was a part of the BJP agitation to hoist the nationwide flag on the disputed Idgah Maidan in Hubballi, Karnataka.

He was on the helm of the Datta Peeta liberation motion in Chikkamagaluru proper from the Nineteen Nineties. Ravi launched the Dattamala Abhiyan and headed the marketing campaign efficiently to generate public consciousness in regards to the Hindu cave shrine atop Chandradrona Hills (now claimed as Bababudangiri by a neighborhood) close to Chikkamagaluru. He led the Datta Peeta Satya Sandesha Yatre and held conventions throughout 70 panchayats in Chikkamagaluru district.

“In 2006, as a part of the Datta Peet liberation motion, I had organised Satya Sandesha Yatre in 29 Meeting constituencies unfold throughout seven districts within the Chikkamagaluru and Mysuru area to lift public consciousness and convey the reality about Datta Peeta problem that was despatched to court docket twice. The state cupboard has despatched its report back to court docket and a verdict is anticipated quickly,” says Ravi.

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