Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa is the chairman of the governing body of the JJM hospital, Davanagere, which Rajdeep Sardesai had alluded to in his tweet for holding PM Modi responsible for the non-payment of stipends to its doctors.
When local sanitation workers and city corporation vehicle operator refused to do the job, citing dangers, the BJP MP reportedly entered the manhole himself to have it cleaned.