India's most apologetic

With his readiness to say sorry at the drop of a hat Chief Minister Yeddyurappa is turning out to be an embarrassment for his governmentIt seems that Chief Minister Yeddyurappa has become the sorry face of the state government It was for the 17th time since he assumed office two years ago that he expressed how sorry he was in public yesterdayu00a0This time when he took the mike to address the media in Mangalore it was only to tender an apology for the high handedness of government officialsWith this Yeddyurappa has bagged the rather dubious distinction of being the most apologetic chief minister in the history of the state Last month Yeddyurappa apologetically admitted in the assembly that his government was not able to check illegal mining in the stateWhile the Opposition is bemused his own colleagues have begun to feel flustered at his penchant for saying sorry at the drop of a hatTaking a jibe at the CM Siddaramiah leader of the Opposition in the assembly said I am not sure whether Yeddyurappa knows the meaning of the wordu00a0I am sorry to say this but the way he is using the word in public makes one wonder if he knows its impactYesterdays apology from the CM comes after the scribes threatened to boycott his visit to the district to launch developmental projects following a scuffle with officials in the rush to take his photographsI am sorry for what happened and I will ensure that such an incident is not repeated said Yeddyurappa when he addressed the media at the Circuit Houseu00a0Such incidents reflect badly on the government and I am concerned He offered to suspend a subinspector but the scribes said that was necessary but he should ask his officials to behave insteadToo sorry Too soonOn Sunday he was virtually begging for an excuse when he visited the governmentrun rehabilitation centre for beggars where more than 25 died of food poisoningOn August 15 Yeddyurappa ruffled feathers among his party colleagues when he apologised on behalf of B N Bache Gowda who was embroiled in a controversy after he allegedly assaulted a real estate businessman for overtaking his car on the highwayI dont know why the Chief Minister said sorry even before I gave my explanation said Gowda His intention may be good but he should use the word with discretionMerely a day before Yeddyurappa had publicly said sorry for his failure to provide uninterrupted power in the stateMaster of apologiesWith so many apologies tendered till date Yeddyurappa has covered a whole range of issues that he has felt sorry for He sought pardon on the very first day of the assembly session after he assumed officeu00a0This was over an incident in which the police had opened fire on farmers agitating against acute shortage of fertilisers and seeds in June 2008 There has been no stopping him sincePerhaps the most dramatic moment was when he wept on camera to say sorry for dropping his closest female friend Shobha Karandlaje from the cabinet reportedly under pressure from the Reddy brothers who had raised a banner of revolt against him last year On the same occasion he apologised to the people for crippled administration with legislators holed up in hotels in Hyderabad and Goa as part of dissidence spearheaded by the ReddysLast month he apologetically admitted in the assembly that his government was not able to check illegal mining in the stateu00a0This was followed by an unruly scene in the house when the provoked CM made threatening gestures at Opposition membersEven then Yeddyurappa was prompt to say sorry to end the crisis However the incident led the Congress to organise a protest march from Bangalore to BellaryLast year he had also apologised for not keeping the promise of building houses for flood victims in north Karnataka He was sorry for attacks on churches as well as for the fact that he had not been able to keep even 30 per cent of his budgetary promisesIt only indicates the sorry state of affairs in the government It also shows that Yeddyurappa after a long stint in the Opposition is not prepared to lead the ruling party said Aswin Kumar a political analyst However the CM has no qualms Whenever we falter it is good to admit our mistakes and say sorry I hope people will appreciate this gesture he saidSorry stateJune 2008When police opened fire on farmers in HaveriNov 2009When Shobha Karandlaje was dropped from the cabinetJuly 2010Admits that ore is being plunderedAugust 2010When Bache Gowda assaulted a real estate businessmanAugust 2010Admits he failed to provide uninterrupted power supply