Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s statement that he was “unhappy” and “was drinking poison like Vishakantha” seems to have not gone down well in the Congress with several leaders, including M. Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming that such remarks will portray the party in poor light ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Mr. Kharge said that there are several pulls and pressures in the coalition arrangement and the Chief Minister should master the art of running such a government. His desperate statement will damage the Congress’s prospects and people will blame the party for Mr. Kumaraswamy’s inability to run the coalition government smoothly, he said.