H. Y. Meti
Hullappa Yamanappa Meti | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2023–2025 | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Bagalkot |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| In office 1989–1999 | |
| Constituency | Guledgud |
| Minister for Excise, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 June 2016 – 14 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Manohar Tahasildar |
| Succeeded by | R. B. Timmapur |
| Member of the 11th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Siddu Nyamagouda |
| Succeeded by | Ajaykumar Sarnaik |
| Constituency | Bagalkot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1946 Thimmapur, Bombay Province, India |
| Died | 4 November 2025 (aged 79) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (until c. 2013) |
| Spouse |
Smt. Laxmibai H. Meti
(m. 1964) |
Hullappa Yamanappa Meti (9 October 1946 – 4 November 2025) was an Indian politician. He was a member of Indian National Congress, a member of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and a former minister in the Siddaramaiah cabinet.[1][2] In the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Meti was elected from the Bagalkot assembly constituency, polling 68,216 votes.[3] In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he lost to Veerabhadrayya Charantimath of BJP, by a margin of 15,934 votes.[4] Prior to that, he was a MLA for Guledgud Assembly constituency from 1989 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008.[5]
H. Y. Meti was appointed chairman of Bagalkot Urban Development Authority on 26 January 2024.[6]
Scandal
Meti was appointed Excise Minister, but after a CD was published showing him engaging in a sexual act, he resigned on 7 December 2016.[7][8]
On 11 December 2016, a woman in a televised interview accused Meti of having sought sexual favours in return for a transfer, but said she was not the woman in the sex video.[9]
On 12 December,[9] RTI activist Rajashekar Mulali[10] complained to the police of receiving death threats from the minister and his followers for saying he had a sex CD on him.[2] Meti described it as a political conspiracy to malign him, claiming he was not involved in any immoral act with any woman, and challenged Mulali to release the tape.[9]
The original video was reported missing during the investigation.[11] On 24 May 2017, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Karnataka Police, which investigated the case gave him "clean chit" and reported that the video was doctored.[7]
On 18 August 2017, a woman claiming that she was the one in the sex video filed a complaint of kidnapping and rape against Meti.[12]
Death
Meti died in Bengaluru on 4 November 2025, at the age of 79.[13]
References
- ^ "Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: CM Siddaramaiah allocates portfolios, retains finance". Firstpost. 21 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Karnataka minister HY Meti resigns over sleaze tape". Times of India. 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Bagalkot constituency election results 2013 : Meti Hullappa Yamanappa of INC WINS - Karnataka". NewsReporter.in. 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Constituencywise Trends". Election Commission of India | General Election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Result 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Guledgud Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency". Result University. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka: 34 MLAs made chiefs of boards, Shanti Nagar MLA gets BDA". The New Indian Express. 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Former K'taka Excise Minister HY Meti gets clean chit in sex scandal case". The News Minute. 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Karnataka Excise Minister Meti resigns over sleaze tape". The Hindu. 15 December 2016. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ^ a b c "Karnataka minister Meti on notice: Was that he in the sex tape?". The New Indian Express. 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Meti's nemesis suddenly in the spotlight". The New Indian Express. 14 December 2016.
- ^ Hemanth Kashyap (27 December 2016). "New turn to Meti sex tape case; original video goes missing". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "HY Meti 'sex tape' case takes a new turn, woman files complaint alleging rape". The News Minute. 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Former Karnataka minister H. Y. Meti passes away in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 4 November 2025. ISSN 0971-751X.