Deve Gowda’s message to rape-accused grandson: ‘Not an appeal, it’s a warning’

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Janata Dal Secular (JDS) supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday issued a stern warning to his grandson Prajwal Revanna, asking him to return to India, surrender to the police or face his wrath...

The former prime minister took to X (formerly Twitter) and posted letter to Prajwal and captioned it saying "I have issued a warning to @iPrajwalRevanna to return immediately from wherever he is and subject himself to the legal process..

In a letter dated May 23, 2024 with the title 'My Warning To Prajwal Revanna', Deve Gowda said "I spoke to the media about Prajwal Revanna on May 18, when I was headed to the temple to offer pooja (prayers)..

Deve Gowda further went on to say that he was of the view that Prajwal Revanna should be subject to the 'harshest of punishments', and that his son and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy also advocated his stance on the matter...

Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to cancel the diplomatic passport of Hassan MP Revanna, who is absconding after the alleged sex scandal surfaced last month...