spˈiːkɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ɐn ˈɪnsɪdənt tə ðə tˈaɪmz ʌv ˈɪndiə ʌv hɪz stˈɪnt æz ðə mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɐsˈɛmbli, hiː sˈɛd ðætðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz hˌuː ɐsˈɪstᵻd hˌɪm wˈɛn hiː "dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə ɡɛt tˈʌf wɪððə sˈændmˈaɪnɪŋ mˈæfiə kəntɹˈoʊld baɪ ɐ lˈɪkɚ bˈæɹən ɪn hɪz kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi" wɜː tɹænsfˈɜːd, ænd wɛn hiː kəmplˈeɪnd tə tʃˈiːf mˈɪnɪstɚ ɹˌæmɐkɹˈiːʃnə hˈɛɡd, hiː wʌz tə tˈoʊld tuː "ɡɛt pɹˈæktɪkəl".
Speaking about an incident to The Times of India of his stint as the Member of the Legislative Assembly, he said that the officers who assisted him when he "decided to get tough with the sand-mining mafia controlled by a liquor baron in his constituency" were transferred, and when he complained to Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, he was to told to "get practical".