Nalin Kumar Kateel Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Nalin Kumar Niranjan Shetty Kateel
Profession(s)	Politician, Businessman, Social Activist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2004-present)
Political Journey	• Joined the BJP (2004) • Elected as a Member of the Parliament (MP) thrice from the Dakshina Kannada constituency on BJP's ticket in 2009, 2014, and 2019 • General Secretary of the BJP in the Dakshin Kannada district (till 2009) • Member of the Standing Committee on Commerce (31 August 2009) • Member of the Committee on Estimates (14 August 2014 - 30 April 2015) • Member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing (1 September 2014 - 25 May 2019) • Member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • President of Karnataka BJP (20 August 2019 - present) • Member of the Committee on Government Assurances (9 October 2019 - 8 October 2021) • Member of the Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (13 September 2019 - 12 September 2020) • Member of the Committee on Government Assurances (9 October 2019 - 8 October 2020) • Member of the Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (13 September 2020 - 12 September 2021) • Member of the Committee on Government Assurances (9 October 2021 - 8 October 2022) • Member of the Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (13 September 2021) • Member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Shipping
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 December 1966 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	58 Years
Birthplace	Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mangaluru, Karnataka
School	St. Philomena High School Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka (1983)
College/University	Did not attend
Educational Qualification	Matriculate [1]Lok Sabha
Religion	Hinduism
Caste/Community	Upper-caste Bunt
Address	House No. 201, Ashoka Apartment, Near Daiwajna Kalyana Mantapa, Hoigebail Road, Ashok Nagar, Mangalore – 575006, Karnataka
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversies	Cases where Pending • 1 charge related to Punishment for criminal intimidation (IPC Section-506) • 1 charge related to Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) • 1 charge related to Punishment for Being a member of an unlawful assembly (IPC Section-143) Cases where Convicted • 1 charge related to Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse (IPC Section-145) • 1 charge related to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Section-147) • 1 charge related to Unlawful assembly (IPC Section-141) • 1 charge related to Obstructing public servants in the discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186) • 1 charge related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188) • 1 charge related to Public nuisance (IPC Section-268) • 1 charge related to Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of a common object (IPC Section-149) Extra-marital affair Nalin Kumar Kateel hit the headlines in 2014 after it was revealed that he was having an affair with a married woman from Mangaluru. His relationship came into the spotlight after Sathish Shetty, the husband of the woman with whom Nalin was in a relationship, filed a complaint against Nalin. In his complaint, Shetty accused Nalin of cajoling Shetty's wife for filing a false charge of dowry harassment against him. Nalin; however, denied the allegations against him and called it a "political conspiracy against him." [2]India Today Calling Rajiv Gandhi a "murderer" Nalin hit the headlines in 2019 when he called Rajiv Gandhi a "gruesome murderer" via a tweet. In his tweet, Nalin drew comparison between Rajiv, Nathuram Godse, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks terrorist Ajmal Kasab and said that while Kasab and Godse killed lesser number of people, Rajiv Gandhi killed more than 17,000 people. His tweet read, "Godse killed just one. Ajmal Kasab killed 72. Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000. Now you tell us who is most gruesome murderer?" For his tweet, Nalin faced flak not only from the Indian National Congress (INC) and the netizens but also from the Home Minister of India Amit Shah. He later deleted his tweet and asked people for their forgiveness. [3]The Times of India While apologizing, he said, "I have observed that people have been expressing their anguish over my tweets. I tender my apology if anyone is hurt by it. I have no intention of hurting anyone. I have withdrawn my tweet soon after realizing that it has hurt people. Let us end this discussion here." Threatening to burn Dakshina Kannada down In January 2017, an FIR was registered by Karnataka Police against Nalin under section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. As per sources, the FIR was registered by the cops on the jurisdictional magistrate court's instruction after Nalin, during a political rally on 2 January 2017, threatened to set Dakshina Kannada on fire if the cops did not catch the killers of Karthik Raj, a BJP worker, within ten days. [4]Deccan Chronicle Calling Siddaramaiah and the Indian National Congress supporters of terrorism Nalin, in an interview in March 2018, accused Siddaramaiah of not only supporting terrorism in the state of Karnataka but also of giving a "go-ahead" to the killings of many Hindu activists in the state. His statement came in response to Siddaramaiah equating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the RSS, and the Bajrang Dal with Taliban during a rally in March 2018. Nalin further targeted the INC and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and claimed that India saw a sharp increase in terrorism due to Indira Gandhi's support to extremist like Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. [5]Outlook Taking about it, he said, "In this country, the source of motivation for terrorism is the Congress; Indira Gandhi created terrorists through Bhindranwale (Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale), So, the Congress supported terrorism, Indira Gandhi created terrorists, but the chief minister of this state has exceeded all this and himself has become a terrorist. I will say that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is a terrorist." Passing bizarre comments on Rahul Gandhi In 2021, after Karnataka Congress issued a statement in which it called Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, an "angootha chaap" (illiterate), Nalin Kumar Kateel called Rahul Gandhi a "drug peddler," who has addicted to drugs. He also asked Rahul to focus on running the INC and not on PM Modi. [6]The Times of India He talked about it in an interview and said, "Who is Rahul Gandhi? He is a drug peddler and an addict. I am not saying it. There has been a media report in this regard." In March 2023, at Ramanagara, Karnataka, Kateel, while attending the BJP’s 'Jana Sankalpa Yatra,' took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi and said that Rahul did not marry as he was "sterile." He also lambasted Siddaramaiah for attempting to dissuade the public from taking COVID-19 shots. For his remarks against Rahul Gandhi, Kateel received a backlash from the Indian National Congress as well as the senior BJP leaders. [7]Hindustan Times He talked about it and said, "What did Rahul Gandhi say? Rahul Gandhi and (former Karnataka CM) Siddaramaiah asked people not to take the COVID vaccine as they will not be able to produce children. But Rahul and Siddaramaiah secretly took the vaccine at night." Giving brazen remarks during the 2023 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha polls' campaigning In January 2023, while inaugurating BJP's Booth Vijay Abhiyaan, Kateel congratulated the BJP-led central government for banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and gave a controversial remark in which he said that the real issue in Karnataka was not of the development of infrastructure like roads and sewers but of "love jihad." [8]The Indian Express In his speech, he said, "So I told them not to talk about roads, gutters, drains and other small issues…. If the issue concerning your children’s lives — love jihad — has to be stopped, then we need the BJP (to form the government). Had the PFI not been banned, today we wouldn’t have BJP leaders Monappa Bhandary and Hari Krishna Bantwal (of Dakshina Kannada) on stage. MLA Vedavyas Kamath would not have been here. There would have only been a garland over their photos." While addressing a rally at Yalaburga in February 2023, he once again hit the headlines after he asked the supporters of the BJP to attack and kill those who support Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Mysore state. He further raised questions over the INC's intent for allowing the celebration of the Tipu Sultan Jayanti in parts of Karnataka and asked the INC whether they preffered Tipu over Savarkar. Thereafter, he took a jibe at the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka D. K. Shivakumar and said that he, through his statements, had earlier claimed Mohammed Shariq, the mastermind of the 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast case, to be innocent. [9]The Times of India [10]Mint In his speech, he said, "Take oath whether you want Tipu Sultan’s children or the devotees of Lord Rama and Anjaneya in this state. I am asking you this question in the holy town of Anjaneya that those who love Tipu should not stay in this land. Only those who sing Rama Bhajan (devotional songs) should remain here."
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	He had an affair with a married woman from Mangaluru in 2014. The affair ended after the woman's husband filed a complaint against Nalin. [11]India Today
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sridevi N. Shetty (homemaker) Note: Wife's image in Children's section.
Children	Daughter(s)- 2 • Sannidhi N. Shetty • Sanskruti N. Shetty
Parents	Father- Nedyodiguttu Niranjan Shetty Kateel (deceased; farmer) Mother- Sushila N. Shetty (homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Naveen Kumar Kateel (deceased in 2021; farmer, social activist)
Money Factor
Salary (as an MP)	Rs. 1 lac + other allowances
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 60,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 4,94,251 • LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 50,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 46,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 20,13,000 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2019. It excludes the assets owned by his wife. [12]MyNeta
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 20,13,000 Note: The net worth was for the year 2019. It excludes the net worth of his wife. [13]MyNeta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nalin Kumar Kateel

• Nalin Kumar Kateel is an Indian businessman, social activist, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member who has represented the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka as a parliamentarian three times. Kateel often hits the spotlight for giving incontrovertible statements.

• In 1984, Kateel became a pracharak in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Karnataka. He was later appointed as an organizer by RSS due to his superior management and organisational skills. During his stint at the RSS, Kateel played a vital role in initiating Dharmajagarana Vedike, aimed at allowing the followers of other religions to adopt Hinduism while preventing the Hindus from adopting other religions. Thereafter, he organised Ayodhya Andoolana. After working in the RSS for 18 years, Kateel left RSS in 1986.
  

  A picture of Nalin Kumar Kateel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event

• Later, he established a construction company in Dakshina Kannada and began working as a civil contractor.

• By a margin of 40,420 votes, Nalin Kumar Kateel registered a victory over his nearest rival Janardhana Poojary, an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate, in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
  

  Nalin Kumar Kateel in Lok Sabha while giving a speech

• In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Kateel secured a victory for the second time by accumulating a total of 6,42,739 votes.
  

  Nalin Kumar Kateel’s photo taken during an election rally

• To support the farmers and advocate for their rights, he founded Kinnigoli Farmers Welfare Association in the same year.

• Kateel secured a victory over his nearest rival Janardhana Poojary by securing a total of 6,42,739 votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
  

  A photo of Nalin Kumar Kateel taken while he was filing his nomination for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

• In the same year, he organised and led the Kandadale Save Nature protest to discourage the state government from cutting trees for the implementation of infrastructural projects in the Dakshina Kannada district.

• He later organised a demonstration under Parisara Samithi in Kateelu, Karnataka, and demanded the Karnataka government to make selling liquor in Kateelu an unlawful activity.

• Through Mathrubhumi Society, Nalin Kumar Kateel provides free of cost healthcare facilities such as ambulance services and medicines to the people of Gurupura Kaikamba, who cannot afford such facilities.

• He has established numerous schools for the less fortunate at Manjunath Nagar, Karnataka, under Siddhi Vinayaka Seva Samithi.

• Nalin Kumar Kateel narrowly escaped the anger of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members in Dakshina Kannada in July 2022 after a Zilla Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) committee member named Praveen Kumar Nettaru was hacked to death in Bellare. Reportedly, BJYM members prevented Nalin from leaving Dakshina Kannada and surrounded his vehicle. Sources also claim that the BJYM members were unhappy with Nalin as he had not worked for the development of the district as promised. ^[14]ABP

• Nalin Kumar Kateel has held the position of the organizing president of the Brahmakalashothsava Samithi at the Sri Durga Parameswari Temple and Paavanje Southraamani Gavaamayana Yaaga Samithi.