A week after Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does "makeup" to get a glow on his face before appearing in front of the camera, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Raju Kage mocked Kumaraswamy saying the Karnataka chief minister will still look like a buffalo even if he bathes 100 times.

Former BJP MLA Raju Kage said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fair and HD Kumaraswamy is dark. He said, "Kumaraswamy says Narendra Modi applies powder 10 times and changes 10 clothes in a day. Arre, Modi is fair and good looking. Kumaraswamy, even if you bathe 100 times, you will be like a buffalo."