While launching the Karnataka Government’s subsidised food canteens ‘Indira Canteen’ here that would provide breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at a cost of Rs 10, the Congress vice-president made a short speech congratulating the State Government but had several faux pas moments — the most noticeable was calling the ‘Indira Canteen’ as the ‘Amma Canteen’.
Rahul commended the Siddaramaiah Government for reaching out to the poor. But the 47-year-old floundered when — in a part of his speech — termed the programme as Amma Canteen. “Every citizen of Karnataka, under the Siddaramaiah Government should feel he won't go hungry. That is the vision of the Amma...Indira Canteen,” he said.
While Rahul Gandhi did immediately correct himself, his entire speech was ridden with several similar errors. “The Chief Minister has mentioned to me that Bangalore is just the beginning. Soon, over the next couple of months, every single city in Bangalore, every single poor person in every single city in Bangalore will feel that in the State of Karnataka, under the Siddaramaiah Government, “I simply cannot go hungry” he said.