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Pratap Simha was born on Monday, 21 June 1976 (age 47 years; as of 2023) in Belur town, Hassan district, Karnataka, India. His Zodiac sign is Cancer. Since his formative years, he had a strong ideological orientation towards the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He obtained a MA in Journalism and Mass Communication from Mangalore University, Karna...
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is B.E. Gopal Gowda. His mother’s name is Pushpa. His brother, Vikram Simha, was arrested by Sakleshpur police on charges of gambling in 2015.
Wife & Children
On 18 November 2010, he got married to his girlfriend Arpitha Simha. Earlier, Arpitha worked as a medical officer, but later, she became a homemaker. Together, they have a daughter named Vipanchi Simha.
Pratap and Arpitha first made acquaintance at a function and soon started dating. Their families agreed and they got engaged. On 2 August 2009, Arpitha suffered an accident and lost her left leg. Thereafter, Arpitha’s father asked Pratap to cancel the marriage, but he insisted on marrying her saying that he had already considered her his wife. The ...
He belongs to the Vokkaliga community, a group of closely-related castes, from the Indian state of Karnataka. News18Vokkaliga is categorised in the Other Backward Classes in Karnataka. However, it is an influential caste like the Lingayats in the state, which form 16 percent of its population.
His permanent address is 744, 8th Cross Road, 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Vijayanagar, Mysore-570017, Karnataka, India.
Journalism
In 1999, Simha started his career in journalism as a trainee with the Kannada daily Vijaya Karnataka. Over time, the right-wing cocolumnistent on to become the newspaper’s lead editorial writer under the editorship of Vishweshwar Bhat. His column, titled “Bettale Jagattu” (The naked world), strongly advocated for Hindutva ideology and criticized those who opposed it. Later, Simha worked for the daily Kannada Prabha, owned by the independent Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrashekar. Simha resigned...
Politics
Simha forayed into politics as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the 2014 general elections, he contested and won the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency defeating INC candidate Adagur H. Vishwanath. Summing up his feeling after winning the seat, in an article, he said, Simha was one of 28 members who were appointed to the Council by the government. Of the total, 20 members were journalists, five were drawn from the two houses of Parliament, and three represented the cultural sphere....
Booked for Threatening Journalist
In 2015, a complaint was filed against Prathap Simha at Kadri police station for allegedly threatening a Mangaluru-based journalist named Shreyas H S and abusing him in filthy language over the phone. A case was registered under IPC Sections 504 and 507. In his complaint, Shreyas alleged that Simha had posted a Facebook comment favouring actor Salman Khan, who was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a hit-and-run case. Simha’s comment read “his contribution to the industry and the need...
Claiming CM Siddaramaiah was Encouraging “Jihadists” in Karnataka
In 2017, Simha stirred controversy by saying that ‘Tipu Sultan can be a role model only for Islamists,’ and that the Siddaramiah-led government was holding Tipu Jayanti for vote bank politics and to encourage Jihadists in Karnataka. The young MP also said that “celebrating Tipu Jayanti is like Forest Department celebrating Veerappan Jayanti.” He also called Tipu a “coward” who “hid from the British.” India Today
Criticized for Comparing DU Student to Dawood Ibrahim
In 2017, Simha faced backlash for comparing a Delhi University student named Gurmehar Kaur to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. His tweet came after Gurmehar launched a campaign “#studentsagainstabvp” against the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Ramjas College violence. In February 2017, ABVP disrupted the Ramjas Literary Society function allegedly throwing bricks and shouting slogans forcing the college to cancel the event where JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid...
In 2011, he received the second highest civilian honour of the Karnataka ‘Rajyotsava Prashasti’ in the category of media conferred upon him by the Karnataka government. He became the youngest journ...
Movable Assets
1. Cash: Rs. 28,000 1. Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions, and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs. 2,34,325 1. LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 82,503 1. Personal loans/advance given: Rs. 4,27,078 1. Motor Vehicles: Rs. 3,25,545 1. Laptop: Rs. 34,550 1. Double Barrel 12 Bore gun: Rs. 20,000 1. N Bore pistol 0.32 caliber CZ: Rs. 30,000
Immovable Assets
1. Residential Buildings: Rs. 52,05,000 Note: The given estimates of moveable and immovable assets are according to the financial year 2018-19. It does not include the assets owned by his wife and dependents. MyNeta
His net worth in 2019 was Rs. 21,75,220. It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents. MyNeta
4 days ago · A case has been registered against former BJP MP Pratap Simha for allegedly making provocative statements during the Ganesha Visarjan procession held in Yadgiri.
Dec 18, 2023 · Ahead of the 2019 parliamentary polls, Simha obtained a gag order from a Bengaluru court against the media to stop reporting an allegedly lurid conversation on an audio clip that emerged in the public domain. In his second term, Simha was at loggerheads with a few BJP MLAs from Mysuru.
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4 days ago · ಪುತ್ತೂರು (ಸೆ.24): ಮುಡಾ ಹಗರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಎಂ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತನಿಖೆಗೆ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿದ್ದ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರ ಆದೇಶ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಎತ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿದಿದ್ದು ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಸಿಎಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಿ ಮೇಲ್ಪಂಕ್ತಿ ಹಾಕಲಿ ಎಂದು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮಾಜಿ ಸಂಸದ ಪ್ರತಾಪ ಸಿಂಹ ಹೇಳಿದರು.
In April 2014, Simha resigned from Kannada Prabha prior to commencing his electoral campaign. Simha has penned various books, including two books on Narendra Modi, an unofficial biography titled Narendra Modi: Yarroo Tuliyada Haadi (Narendra Modi: The Untrodden Road) in 2008 and Modi Muslim Virodhiye?
Kodagu Congress members demand resignation of MP Prathap Simha over parliament security breach
