Scindia and the secret of the lemon-and-chilli garland

November 23, 2018 15:05

You may have seen political leaders sporting garlands made of flowers during the election season but Congress leader and member of Parliament, Jyotiraditya Scindia, who has been campaigning in Madhya Pradesh for the upcoming polls, is often seen wearing garlands made of lemons and green chillies.

When some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders ridiculed him about this, the Congress leader lashed out at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Twitter. Whether they were made of "lemon and chilli" or "potato and onion", he wrote, these garlands represented "the voters' blessings". But why should that irritate the CM, he asked.

In August, too, Scindia was seen sporting a garland made of lemons and chillies while campaigning in Mandsaur. Some people believe lemons and chillies ward off the evil eye.

-- Business Standard

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