Mysuru: Amid much hype and hoopla, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday sought to refurbish his image as the ‘son of the soil’ by transplanting young paddy stalks in the slushy paddy fields at Seethapura in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, a stronghold of JD(S).
Kumaraswamy who came in a traditional dhoti and a white shirt, was welcomed by folk troupes playing drums as they lined up along the irrigation canal close to the village, decked up with painted bullock carts and colourful flags that gave the location a cinema-set look.
