"BJP Will Take Advantage": Karnataka Congress' Tweak At Indira Gandhi Event

Last month the Karnataka Congress was left red-faced after a live mic caught two its leaders caught gossiping about alleged corruption by state unit chief DK Shivakumar

Last month the Karnataka Congress was left red-faced after a live mic caught two its leaders gossiping about alleged corruption by state unit chief DK Shivakumar. Former Congress MP V S Ugrappa and KPCC media coordinator Salim discuss how Party president DK Shivakumar takes bribes and a close aid of his has made between 50-100 crores in collection. They are also discussing how he stutters while talking and as if he his drunk.Interesting. pic.twitter.com/13rDXIRJOE

Days after that gaffe, the mics then caught out Mr Shivakumar (and ex-Chief Minister Siddaramaiah) at a program on October 31 to mark the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

In a video of the exchange that has emerged online, Mr Siddaramaiah can be heard asking about the absence of a portrait of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the country's first Deputy Prime Minister, who was born on the same day Indira Gandhi was assassinated, albeit over a century earlier.

When told "we never keep the photo (of Sardar Patel)", the former Chief Minister indicates concern about the BJP attacking them on this point. After this, Mr Shivakumar instructs his staff to put up a portrait of Sardar Patel, which is installed in seconds.