Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday accused Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge of insulting the farming community and rural population through his "village idiot" remark, triggering a counter-campaign by the JD(S) with the slogan, "Yes, I am a village idiot. What's the big deal?"Reacting to Kharge's remark, Kumaraswamy said the expression was not merely a personal attack on him but an insult to millions of farmers and villagers who work hard to feed the country.
"The word is not actually going to affect me, but the Congress is insulting the farming community by using the term village idiot," he said.
Questioning the Congress leadership, Kumaraswamy demanded that party presiden...