Sumalatha vs Shivarame Gowda: Casteist remarks cast shadow on Karnataka politics

Apr 4, 2019, 1:54 PM IST

Bengaluru: The war of words over MP LR Shivarame Gowda’s jibe against Mandya Lok Sabha independent candidate Sumalatha that she is a Naidu and that her supporter and Kannada film actor Darshan is also a Naidu only continues. While Sumalatha hit back saying it is ironical that a party (JDS) that boasts of its secular credentials, resorts to caste all the time, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's riposte was that he had never practised caste politics.