H D Revanna justifies his act of flinging biscuits

Hassan: PWD minister H D Revanna justified his act of flinging biscuits at relief camps and compared his act to throwing food packets from the helicopters at the flood victims.

A video featuring PWD minister H D Revanna flinging biscuits at flood victims in Ramanathapura of the district went viral on the social media evoking widespread criticism. It embarrassed the state government forcing the chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to issue a clarification. But now minister himself has justified his action by comparing it to the act of throwing the food parcels from the helicopters at the flood victims.

Addressing to press persons, he clarified saying during floods, food packets were thrown from the helicopters. It is not wrong. “Similarly I also threw. People will decide what is right and what is wrong,”

“On the day of the incident, when I reached the Ramanathapura flood relief centre, kids cried seeking biscuit packs. So I threw it. I wonder if this was a big mistake, ” he said.