Kumaraswamy questions attempts to tarnish Siddaramaiah's image amid sting row

Bengaluru, Oct 10 (UNI) union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday accused the Congress of allowing Karnataka's political atmosphere to deteriorate amid the escalating controversy over alleged sting operations targeting political leaders, while defending former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's public standing and questioning attempts to tarnish his image. Describing the developments as "childish politics", Kumaraswamy expressed concern over the direction of political discourse in the state and said he had not expected Karnataka to witness such a situation. "Siddaramaiah has built a reputation through his work for the common people. Why are you trying to tarnish the image of such a person?…