Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy may face MeToo allegations, says Kumar Bangarappa

Bangarappa also took the name of actress Radhika Kumaraswamy and questioned why Radhika is not being fielded in elections on the lines of Anitha Kumaraswamy.
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy (Photo: File / EPS)
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy (Photo: File / EPS)

SHIVAMOGGA: BJP leader and Sorab MLA Kumar Bangarappa said that Chief Minister Kumaraswamy may soon face allegations of exploitation under the #MeToo campaign if he continues to criticise him personally. Kumar also took the name of actress Radhika Kumaraswamy and questioned why Radhika is not being fielded in elections on the lines of Anitha Kumaraswamy. The Chief Minister reacted sharply to these comments while at a function in Kundapur and said that he did not like personal matters of family being brought into the political battlefield.

Kumar Bangarappa
Kumar Bangarappa

Kumar told reporters here on Tuesday that Kumaraswamy had accused him of disregarding his parents. “Kumaraswamy levelled false allegations standing in front of the grave of my father S Bangarappa. Let him do politics but he should not make personal allegations. If he does so he will also be one of the accused under #MeToo campaign, and the victim will come forward."

When asked who the victim is, Kumar said, “Everybody knows it. Photos are also shared widely on social media. He makes his wife a Zilla Panchayat member and a candidate in by-election. Let him treat Radhika Kumaraswamy also equally. Why he is not introducing her as his family member. Take her for campaigning. Field her in Hassan or somewhere else,” Kumar said.

Kumar clarified that he raised this matter as Kumaraswamy had levelled false allegations against his personal life. “Being a CM he alleged that I disregarded my father. This kind of allegations are uncalled for. Allegations are common in politics. However, Kumaraswamy is using Bangarappa’s name again and again. If Kumaraswamy has regard for Bangarappa, let him take his name in Mandya, Bengaluru and Ramanagara as my father passed an ordinance in Cauvery water dispute,” he said.

Kumar also said that efforts are being made to create further difference in his family. He said that was why his sister Geetha, the wife of actor Shivarajkumar, was not invited to campaign in Shivamogga.

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