BJP leader makes controversial 'buffalo' remark against Kumaraswamy

NEW DELHI: Attacking Karnataka chief minister over his "make-up" remark against PM Narendra Modi, former BJP MLA

Raju Kage

on Wednesday mocked HD Kumaraswamy saying he will still look like a ‘black

buffalo

’ even if he bathes 100 times.


Saying that the PM is "fair and handsome", he added that is why Modi changes his outfits constantly.

"You say the Prime Minister changes outfits again and again. Arre, he is fair and handsome, that's why he changes constantly. But even if you (Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy) bathe 100 times a day, you will remain a black buffalo," the former BJP MLA said.


Last week, taking a dig at Modi, Kumaraswamy had said that the PM applies "make-up" to keep his face "shining".

"@narendramodi wakes up every morning, applies make-up or wax to get a shine on his face and sits in front of cameras," Kumaraswamy had tweeted when Modi was campaigning in Karnataka.

Expressing surprise over how the Prime Minister copes with a punishing schedule to campaign for his party daily, addressing 3-4 public rallies, the Janata Dal-Secular leader also said the media was also happy showing only Modi on TV and in papers.

"As we take bath once in the morning and wash our face only the next day, our faces do not look good for cameras. That's why even the media shows only Modi," quipped Kumaraswamy in

Kannada

when he was asked if he believed that Modi applies wax to make his face shine.

Fourteen of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will go to the polls on Thursday with the main battle between the ruling Congress-JD(S) combine and the BJP.

(With agency inputs)