J. Krishna Palemar

J. Krishna Palemar is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mangalore and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party, who had served as Minister of Environment and Ports in the B. S. Yeddyurappa government and as Minister for Ports, Science and Technology in the D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government. By profession, he is a realtor, builder, businessman and an educationist.

He resigned as a Minister on February 8, 2012 during the Porngate controversy, when he was caught on camera viewing a pornographic video clip on a mobile device.[1][2]

The Legislature Committee has given him a clean chit in Video clip controversy.

References

  1. ↑ "Doublespeak on women and morality". BANGALORE: The Hindu. Feb 9, 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Opposition lashes out at BJP". BANGALORE: IBM. Feb 9, 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.