B. Nagendra, former Karnataka Minister, addressed the media in Bengaluru on 28 August 2026 after tendering his resignation from the Karnataka Cabinet amid alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
Alleged financial irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation triggered the resignation of B. Nagendra from the Karnataka Cabinet on 28 August 2026, according to reports from Bengaluru.
The controversy centres on alleged misappropriation of funds at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, a body tasked with welfare of Scheduled Tribe communities, reportedly prompting pressure on B. Nagendra to quit the Karnataka Cabinet.
B. Nagendra held a press conference in Bengaluru on 28 August 2026 following his exit from the Karnataka Cabinet, his first public remarks since the alleged fund irregularities at the Valmiki Corporation came to light.