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Woman kisses Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah at public meeting

PTI | By, Bengaluru
Jun 26, 2016 05:21 PM IST

The incident happened at a programme organised by the Karnataka Pradesha Kuruba Sangha to felicitate the newly elected members of zilla panchayats and taluk panchayats, at the palace grounds.

A woman placed a peck on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s cheek at a public meeting here on Sunday, leaving him visibly embarrassed.

A woman placed a peck on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s cheek at a public meeting here on Sunday, leaving him visibly embarrassed.(PTI Photo)
A woman placed a peck on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s cheek at a public meeting here on Sunday, leaving him visibly embarrassed.(PTI Photo)

The incident happened at a programme organised by the Karnataka Pradesha Kuruba Sangha to felicitate the newly elected members of zilla panchayats and taluk panchayats, at the palace grounds here.

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Standing next to Chief Minister for a group photo, Girija Srinivas, who is the Tarikere Taluk Panchayat member from Amruthapura in Chikmagalur district, gave a peck on his cheek in a moment of joy, and walked away.

Siddaramaiah, visibly embarrassed by the incident, wiped his cheek with a big smile.

Speaking to a TV channel, the woman said she was happy that the Chief Minister was also a Kuruba, and called him a “lion of the community”.

“I was overjoyed by the fact that I was standing next to him. My family and I have always called him “Appaji” (father).”

She also clarified that placing a peck on Siddaramaiah’s cheek was not pre-planned. Srinivas hails from Varuna in Mysuru district which is Siddaramaiah’s assembly constituency. She is married to a man from Chikmagalur.

Speaking to reporters Siddaramaiah said, “that girl is like my daughter.”

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