>>While Siddaramaiah sacked his PA, Siddalinga Swamy, personal assistant to the chief minister, who has the similar credentials, stays put. Swamy, who was pennyless when he joined Yeddyurappa 20 years ago, is now rumoured to be worth more than Rs 500 crore.
>>MiD DAY has documents in its possession which say Swamy owns a coffee estate worth Rs 10 crore in Hasan, where he has also built a palatial bungalow. He has farmland on the Mysore-Ooty Road, and also two sprawling houses in Mysore.
>>"Most of his assets are benami and I suspect he has a stake in the five star hotel that is coming up near Chamundi Hills in Mysore," said a Congress leader. "When Siddaramaiah has dismissed his PA, Yeddyurappa has no guts to take a similar step." Also, because the CM is very short-tempered, it is Swamy who is a regular target of his fury.