HASSAN: First it was chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and his family who severely inconvenienced people — already battling submerged roads, blackouts and poor connectivity — with his temple run across Dakshina Kannada district. Now, his elder brother and PWD minister HD Revanna has courted controversy for throwing biscuits at flood victims at a relief centre in Ramanathapura, Hassan A video of Revanna flying packets of biscuits at people in the centre on Sunday evening has gone viral and comes as a major embarrassment to the ruling JD(S) party too.Sources say Revanna had visited a relief center in a school in Ramanathapura town, which is located on the banks of the Cauvery river. He was accompanied by Arkalgud MLA, AT Ramaswamy, and senior party leaders. During his visit, Revanna was to distribute biscuits and food parcels.After speaking to flood-affected people at the relief centre, Revanna began distributing food parcels and biscuits. Initially he handed over the biscuit packets, but later began flinging them into the crowd of mostly women and children. The video was shot by some who had arrived with Revanna.Revanna and local MLA Ramaswamy were not available for comment. Revanna drew criticism from BJP general secretary CT Ravi who said such behavior isn’t in “our culture.”"Responding to the pain of affected people is our duty,” Ravi said. “But throwing food at them it not our culture.”Rameshappa, an activist from Hassan, said the minister must be sensitive to the woes of the people. "He shouldn't treat the people like this,” Rameshappa said. “He must share their grief and pain.”

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