Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah was the latest to fall prey to social media’s wrath after he was caught sleeping at a public event. Jokes on Siddaramaiah filled Twitter after he was filmed dozing off at a Congress event in Madikeri, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The Congress leader who is infamous for sleeping at events was seen sleeping on a stage where several party workers and dignitaries were present. Sitting in the first row of leaders, the CM was seen sleeping while none of the others present there woke him. Reportedly, he was also found sleeping at a press conference and woke up after being alerted by Congress leader Lakshmi Hebbalkar.
According to an NDTV report, in 2016, Siddaramaiah similarly fell asleep during an Indian Science Congress function, which was also attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The report also stated that the CM appeared to be asleep during three public functions in 2014. It also said that according to regional media, Siddaramaiah has a sleep disorder after which he started doing yoga to cure it.
Here are the pictures that are going viral on social media:
Here is the video from the event:
And here is how Twitterati reacted:
This is not just the only controversy the CM is currently involved in. He had hit out at Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath asking him to prove his Hindu credentials. The Times of India quoted him as saying, “A lot of Hindus eat beef. If I want to eat, I will, who are they to tell me not to consume beef. I don’t eat beef only because I don’t like to. He should read what Swami Vivekananda said about cow slaughter before preaching us.”