Karnataka’s new chief minister Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, referred to as BSY, is set to lead a new government in Karnataka carrying something new in himself— a revised spelling to his name. AdvertisingOne among the first decisions that Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa has taken while making a comeback to the chief minister’s chair in the state has become the talk of the town — that of him using older spelling for his name ‘Yediyurappa’. The letter drafted to Amit Shah carried the spelling that BSY used till 2007 – Yediyurappa. Explained: Why Yediyurappa’s new government is also not on safe groundOriginally Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, the 1943-born leader was named after the village deity of Yediyur Siddhalingeshwara Swamy in Kunigal, Tumkur. BSY chose to switch his name to Yeddyurappa in 2007 soon after he was chosen to become the first BJP chief minister in South India.

Source: Indian Express July 26, 2019 13:13 UTC