lak, triggers rowSiddaramaiah says scared of those wearing ti

"Where are you from? You have applied lot of kunkum (vermilion), will you do it (work) properly? I'm afraid of people who apply kunkum like this. You should do it properly and complete in scheduled time, did you understand," he said, as crowd guffawed. Later continuing his address to the gathering, he said "I don't know, people who apply long nama (tilak) on their fore head. I'm afraid of them" Several twitter users, including some BJP leaders, posted their photos with tilak along with hash tag "#SelfieWithTilak" in response to Siddaramaiah's comment. "Such an utter disgusting statement from the former CM @siddaramaiah, No shame, dignity&decency is left with cong leaders. Completely bankrupt soul filled with venom& Malice. "Tilak has nothing to do with politics, Its all part of Indian culture & I'm proud of it. #SelfieWithTilak" BJP MP ShobhaKarandlaje tweeted along with her photo with tilak. BJP MLA and General Secretary C T Ravi in a tweetposted some photos of Siddaramaiah sporting tilak. "1) Congress leader @siddaramaiah says he is scared of people wearing Tilak. 2) & 3) Siddaramaiah wearing Tilak. Do you hate Hindus so much Siddaramaiah Avare ? ? ? #SelfieWith Tilak (sic)," he said. Responding to the criticism, Siddaramaiah, in a series oftweets, hit out at BJP and its leaders. "Tilaka & Saffron are essential part of Hindu culture and has sanctity to it. But since when @BJP4India tried to appropriate & abuse these symbols for their political gains, people have started fearing & doubting those who use these symbols," he said. "There is a Chief Minister from @BJP4India who wears saffron & applies Tilak but has lot of criminal cases against him. Will people respect him or feel scared of him?" he said in another tweet without naming anyone. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.openlearning.com/u/beekonjeffos