Sushma helped us grow, says Sriramulu

He was speaking with reporters after launching work on a Rs 98.66-crore project at Shivapura near here to supply drinking water to the city.

Referring to her remarks distancing herself from the Bellary quartet, he said the relationship with Swaraj was ”personal and not political”and that she could have made her remarks “out of some political compulsions”.

“To us Sushma Swaraj is like mother and goddess. Children do not get upset because of a mother’s remarks. If she does not want us, we go home,” he said. “Since she contested the Lok Sabha elections, we are like members of a family. Even today, we are close.” “After her remarks in the magazine, we tried to contact her, but have not been able to. Soon we hope to,” Sriramulu said.