As the party worker tried to put his arms around his shoulder, DK Shivkumar got angry and slapped him on his face.
Mandya: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar is facing flak on social media after he allegedly slapped a party worker who attempted to put his arms around him. In the video caught on camera, Shivakumar can be seen getting irritated by the action of the man, who tried to get close to him and pace along with him. As the party worker tried to put his arms around his shoulder, DK Shivkumar got angry and slapped him on his face.
“What is this behaviour at this place? I have given you freedom, but that doesn’t mean you can do this,” the Congress leader can be heard saying. He later also asked cameramen present there to delete the footage. The video was apparently shot when the Congress leader visited Mandya to check on the health of ailing veteran farmers’ leader G. Made Gowda on Friday.
When reporters questioned Shivakumar about the viral video and the incident, he in a way tried to defend his action. He also said that there was no need to make it a big issue out of it, as the person is his relative.
“He is my relative, a family member. He wanted to keep his hand on my shoulder. We are related, so I slapped and told him to remove his hand. It happens in relationships. You are giving too much importance to it. I agree I slapped him a bit hard. But there’s no need to make it big,” the Congress leader told reporters on Sunday, as reported by Republic.
He added, “It is natural that we scold (them) when guys do such acts. That’s the bonding between us.”
Well, this isn’t the first time that DK Shivakumar was seen attacking party workers in public. In 2018, during a Congress election campaign in Bellary, DK Shivakumar had slapped another man who wanted to take a selfie with him.
