Bengaluru, Oct. 30 -- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday took an indirect swipe at union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, invoking the verses of saint-poets Purandaradasa and Sarvajna in an apparent rebuttal to the latter's allegations against AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and his son.
In a post on X, Priyank Kharge quoted a verse by Purandaradasa, questioning whether bitterness could be erased by showering honey-like rain on neem seeds, even after building a cartload of jaggery around them.
Drawing a parallel with his own upbringing, the Minister said the culture and values instilled by his elders governed the limits of his speech.
Without naming Kumaraswamy, he referred to a leader allegedly unwilling to reli...