BENGALURU: The new
Karnataka CM made a slight adjustment to his name on Friday, dropping the second "d" from Yeddyurappa and adding an "i" in its place, before meeting governor
Vajubhai Vala
to submit a formal request to form the new government.
The new spelling, Yediyurappa, is a timely return to the original version, and it featured in the letter addressed to Vala and the invite for the new CM's
swearing-in ceremony
at Raj Bhavan.
After entering politics, BSY always spelled his name as Yediyurappa. But in 2007, after he became CM, the secretariat issued a statement saying the 'i' would be dropped and a 'd' would be added instead. The result: Yeddyurappa. The change was apparently carried out on the advice of numerologists. Sections of the media started shortening the name to Yeddy and this prompted suggestions for another change as the word "yeddy" is believed to be carrying unfavourable connotations. Some aides said he could be addressed as BSY.
According to people close to him, he was later advised to use only one spelling to avoid confusion in paperwork for bank accounts and
Aadhaar. BSY then switched back to Yediyurappa.