Moily says his son not to contest Karna polls

Days after a tweet row over selection of candidates, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today said his son Harsha Moily will not contest the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections for the "sake of unity" of the ruling party.

"I have decided, my son (Harsha) has also decided that he will not contest the election this time. We have decided to work for the victory of Congress party in Karkala and all other places," he told reporters here.

He said "for the sake of the unity of Congress party we have taken this decision."
Responding to a question, the former union minister said "...this is my response to those who write that I wanted seat for my son... dynastic.... He will not contest."