Bengaluru: In a big embarrassment to the Congress, two young leaders of the party- Home Minister MB Patil and Former Minister SS Mallikarjun engaged in a war of words at the latter’s residence in Davangere.
All started with MB Patil attending a series of events in Davanagere district on Wednesday. Senior Congress leader, Congress treasurer, former minister Shyamanur Shivashankarappa had invited him for lunch. When he arrived at the residence for lunch, Shyamanur Shivashankarappa’s elder son, former minister Mallikarjun who was present at the spot shouted at Patil over his past comments against his father.
“We only know the pain we are undergoing. You are making baseless statements. What you know about our family,” he said.
“We know you and the institutions,” he said.
MB Patil also hit back at him, but Shyamanur who intervened at this juncture took MB Patil inside the residence.
