She also clarified that placing a peck on Siddaramaiah's cheek was not pre-planned. Speaking to a TV channel, the woman said she was happy that the Chief Minister was also a Kuruba, and called him a 'lion of the community'. By mid-day online correspondent | Posted 45 minutes agoKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's was visibly embarrassed when a girl gave a peck on his cheek at a public meeting in Bengaluru. The woman in question is Girija Srinivas, who is Tarikere Taluk Panchayat member from Amruthapura in Chikmagalur district. Watch video here:The incident happened at a programme to felicitate newly elected members of zilla panchayats and taluk panchayats, organised by the Karnataka Pradesha Kuruba Sangha at palace grounds in Bengaluru.

Source: Mid-Day June 27, 2016 08:15 UTC