Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Apr 21: BJP national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao took a dig at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on twitter. However, it’s Siddaramaiah’s reply that is leaving people in splits.
In a tweet in Hindi, Rao wrote what translates to, “@Siddaramaiah – After lot of effort you chose to contest from Chamundeshwari, but now that defeat is evident, you are planning to contest from another seat. Let me clear your doubts, not just two seats but whole of Karnataka will be Congress free”.
However, Siddaramaiah was quick to hit back with wit. In a tweet in Kannada, he wrote what translates to, "Tweet in Kannada or English, sir. I don't understand Hindi."
His response has gained appreciation from Kannadigas.
"I am a strict BJP supporter....but this time i will vote for Congress only because of this tweet... language above party any day....hats off sir!!!," wrote on Twitter user.
Another user tweeted, “There you go !! The Tweet of 2018 Karnataka Elections! 2 lines..strong enough for History to remember if we succeed in retaining the diversity of this great country, our India !"
Siddaramaiah is known for taking a strong stand for Kannada language. From demanding a separate state flag to establish Kannada identity to retaliating to the Centre for enforcing Hindi, the CM has not budged from his pro Kannada approach in spite of severe criticism.
Meanwhile, in Karnataka, speculations are rife that Siddaramaiah may choose Badami as his second seat to contest the upcoming polls. Badami has a strong presence Kurubas, the community Siddaramaiah belongs to. Though Dr Devraj Patil’s name has been named as the Badami candidate from Congress in the recently released first list, the B-form (required to be filed by a political party mentioning name of its approved candidate) to Patil has been put on hold.