Anil Anna Gote

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anil Anna Gote

• Anil Anna Gote is an Indian journalist, politician, and businessman. He has served three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He hit headlines after his arrest in Abdul Karim Telgi’s Stamp Paper Scam in 2003.

• Anil began his career as a journalist worked for several well-known media organizations and established personal relationships with various politicians including George Fernandes and Gopinath Munde.
  

  

  

• He later got associated with the Shetkari Sanghatana Movement, a farmer’s union based in Kolhapur. He then became a politician and served as MLA multiple times. He has been associated with different parties during his career.

  

• On 3 August 2010, Anil ventured into the real estate business by founding Bull Hits Infrastructure Private Limited. ^[20]MyCorporateInfo

  

• Anil Gote once saw a drunk man beating his wife, and Gote slapped the man to stop him. Surprisingly, the wife turned against Gote following which the local public beat up Gote.

• Anil Gote demanded in July 2016 that the highest award in the state of Maharashtra, the Maharashtra Bhushan, should be given to the popular actor Rajinikanth, whose real name is Shivajirao Gaikwad. Gote’s argument was that Rajinikanth hails from Kolhapur and has made contributions to Marathi cinema as well. ^[21]India Today He also urged the Maharashtra government to pass a resolution urging the Indian government to give India’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, to Rajinikanth. ^[22]The Financial Express

• In October 2019, Anil Gote guarded the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) strongroom in his area before the vote counting for the Dhule Legislative Assembly constituency. His reason was to ensure that there would be no misuse or tampering of the EVMs; however, he lost the elections. ^[23]Hindustan Times