Panchamasalis miffed with Jarkiholi comment
The community of panchamasalis (a group of people who live in Belagavi) demanded that former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi apologize to MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar over his indecent remarks about her. District president Rk Patil said that recently Jarkiholi had insulated "our community leader Mla Laxmi Hebbalkar during the convention at Sulibhavi" and that the words used by Jarkiholi against Hebbalkar are condemnable. He said "politicians first should respect women and not use vulgar words."