Bengaluru, May 27 -- A political controversy has erupted over the derogatory remarks by BJP MLC and chief whip of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, N Ravikumar targeting a senior Muslim IAS officer.

While addressing a public gathering in Kalaburagi as part of the "Kalaburagi Chalo" campaign on May 24, the legislator made a statement questioning whether the district's deputy commissioner, Fouzia Taranum, was from Pakistan.

The comment came in the context of a recent incident in Chittapur, Kalaburagi, where Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, was allegedly prevented from leaving a government guest house by a group of Congress supporters. The blockade reportedly occurred following Narayanaswam...