Bengaluru, June 17 -- Fresh controversy has surfaced around Congress MLA H.C. Mahadevappa after a Bengaluru resident submitted a complaint to the Governor alleging corruption and irregularities in tender processes undertaken during his tenure as Karnataka's Social Welfare Minister.

According to the complaint, serious violations allegedly took place in tenders floated by the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS) and the Ambedkar Development Corporation, both functioning under the Social Welfare Department. The complainant has accused Mahadevappa and officials of facilitating irregularities in the awarding of contracts, misuse of authority and manipulation of records.

The petition claims that several tenders under...