Summary:
Independent candidate Sumalatha’s son Abhishek hit back at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy for his remark that Sumalatha lacked empathy for Mandya voters . “Why should we weep like him when we have your support?” he asked.Meanwhile, Sumalatha accused Kumaraswamy of pressurising Mandya returning officer N Manjushree to accept his son Nikhil’s nomination papers. He said he and his mother would not weep holding a towel in front of a microphone as Kumaraswamy did. MANDYA: The war of words in Mandya intensified on Friday. She gave Sumalatha one day to reply to the notice..