hiː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kɚnˈɑːɾəkə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd fɚðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ðə tˈɜːm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn.
He was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council in 1998 and for the second time in 2004, completing the term in 2010.