Halady Srinivas Shetty

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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Halady Srinivas Shetty (born 6 April 1951) is a five-term MLA from Kundapur.{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=143538|title=Why was Halady Srinivas Shetty Hurt?|website=www.daijiworld.com}} He quit the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2012 after he was invited by BJP to take oath as a minister and later insulting him by denial of a ministerial position,{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/halady-srinivas-shetty-quits-bjp/article4255052.ece|title=Halady Srinivas Shetty quits BJP |quote=Party functionaries wonder if loyalty, honesty and efficiency are relevant any more in modern-day politics |date=30 December 2017 |work=The Hindu}} fought and won the 2013 election as an independent candidate without the support of any political party, and rejoined the party before the 2018 assembly election.{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/2018-elections-ghar-wapsi-haladi-srinivas-shetty-bjp/ |title=2018 Elections, Ghar Wapsi for Haladi Srinivas Shetty to BJP - Mangalorean.com |date=11 November 2017 |publisher=}} He is called ಕುಂದಾಪುರದ ವಾಜಪೇಯಿ (Vajapayee of Kundapura) due to his simplicity.