Close on the heels of Sumalatha, wife of actor-politician the late M.H. Ambareesh, saying that she is firm on contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Mandya or not at all, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, whose party is keen to keep this seat, questioned her contribution to the district.
“What is Ms. Sumalatha’s contribution to Mandya? Even when her husband was representing Mandya (in Parliament and later in Assembly), what was her contribution to the district?” Mr. Kumaraswamy wondered during an informal interaction with journalists in Bengaluru on Monday. He said that it was the tragedy of her husband’s recent death that had suddenly brought her to the media limelight and political arena.