NEWS IN BRIEF - POLITICS
Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi has learnt few words of Kannada which she will speak in front of party activists and general public in Mangalore meet today. The words include saying hi, how are you, where do you stay, how much you eat and you seem to be abused heavily by BJP Government.
"We sent a teacher to Madamji for teaching her few words and sentences in Kannada so that she can easily lure the vote bank here," said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committe (KPCC) president G Parameshwara.
He said "Teacher, Gowda Ramesh was the most efficient and capable Kannada teacher from Mangalore whom we selected for giving proper training to Madamji."
Sonia also learnt the translation of sacrifice, mother and motherly love.
"I told her what it is Kannada for 'I am mother of all of you and want to give all of you my motherly love'," said Gowda Ramesh who was in Delhi for 15 days to give training to Soniaji.
G Parameshwara said "It is easy to lure Karnataka people by just talking in Kannada language. We told Madamji, come here and start talking in Kannada and we will get lot of votes."