In a scathing personal remark against the Prime Minister, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday compared Narendra Modi with a "poisonous snake"."PM Modi is like a 'poisonous snake', you might think it’s poison or not. If you lick it, you’re dead," Kharge said during a rally in Kalaburagi in poll-bound Karnataka.Kharge later defended his controversial remark, saying it was not meant for PM Modi.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/news/congress-president-kharge-says-pm-modi-is-like-poisonous-snake-bjp-hits-back/articleshow/99813804.cms