Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Mysuru Congress Rift Deepens After Tanvir Sait Leaves Late Event
Tanvir Sait and Yathindra Siddaramaiah are Congress leaders connected to Mysuru.
They were supposed to attend a breakfast for elephant mahouts.
The breakfast was planned for 9 a.m.
Yathindra arrived about an hour late.
Tanvir became upset and left before the event began.
He said the mahouts should not have to wait.
Someone tried to connect the two leaders by phone, but Tanvir did not return.
The disagreement is part of a longer political rivalry in Mysuru Congress.
Former minister Tanvir Sait left a Mysuru programme after Yathindra Siddaramaiah arrived about an hour late.
The event was organised to honour mahouts accompanying elephants for the forthcoming Dasara celebrations.
A breakfast with the mahouts was scheduled for 9 a.m., but Yathindra had not arrived by 10 a.m.
Sait said the mahouts should not be made to wait and declined an attempted phone reconciliation.
The incident reflects a longstanding rivalry between Sait’s supporters and the Siddaramaiah camp over influence in Mysuru.
- Who
- Former minister Tanvir Sait and minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah, both associated with the Congress in Mysuru.
- What
- Tanvir Sait walked out of a mahouts’ honour programme after Yathindra Siddaramaiah arrived about an hour late.
- When
- Monday, September 28; the breakfast was scheduled for 9 a.m., and Sait left after 10 a.m.
- Where
- A programme venue in Mysuru.
- Why
- Sait objected to making the mahouts wait and the incident occurred amid a longstanding rivalry between the two political camps.
Tanvir Sait’s Position
Yathindra Siddaramaiah Camp
Programme timing
Tanvir Sait’s Position
Tanvir Sait said the mahouts should not be made to wait for breakfast and left when Yathindra Siddaramaiah had not arrived by 10 a.m.
Yathindra Siddaramaiah Camp
Yathindra Siddaramaiah arrived about an hour late; the article does not provide an explanation for the delay.
Attempt to reconcile
Tanvir Sait’s Position
Sait declined to return after speaking by phone and said he did not appreciate making the mahouts wait.
Yathindra Siddaramaiah Camp
A follower of Yathindra Siddaramaiah attempted to connect the two leaders by phone, indicating an effort to address the disagreement.
Political influence in Mysuru
Tanvir Sait’s Position
Sait has continued challenging the Siddaramaiah camp and is described as seeking to maintain his influence in the region.
Yathindra Siddaramaiah Camp
The Siddaramaiah camp has historically competed with Sait’s camp for influence in Mysuru’s local political bodies and ministerial decisions.
- Event
- A programme honouring mahouts accompanying elephants for the forthcoming Dasara celebrations.
- Scheduled time
- Breakfast with the mahouts was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
- Delay
- Yathindra Siddaramaiah arrived about one hour late.
- Reaction
- Tanvir Sait left the venue and criticised the lack of time sense.
- Attempted reconciliation
- A Yathindra follower gave Sait a phone call with the minister, but Sait declined to return.
- Political context
- The article describes a long-running rivalry over control and influence in Mysuru Congress.