The air in Bengaluru is ripe with rumours. Did former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna, the BJP-JDS alliance's candidate from Hasan in Karnataka allegedly have sex with nearly 3,000 women as recorded in the pen drive in circulation in the capital city?

Was this pen drive a miniscule part of a much larger underground pornographic industry, known to thrive in southern states and in which politicians are known to have financial interests?

Was the issue of the sleazy videos (already in circulation for months befor the LS election) raked up deliberately to embarrass Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP?

Dr Nagalakshmi Chaudhary, chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Women has jumped into the controversy by saying, "The day this video came to my table, I immediately forwarded it to CM Siddaramaiah. I then organised a press meeting (April 25th) to warn the public such a video should not be put in the public domain, given the sensitivity of the victims whose faces are often visible. The Election was held in Karnataka on April 26th. I understand Prajwal Revanna cast his vote on 26th and left for Germany. He is reported........

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