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Sonia shown black flag at function

Incident took place when Madiga Dandora community demanded reservation under SC category.

A woman on Saturday created a flutter at a function attended by Congress president Sonia Gandhi by waving a black flag demanding reservation under SC category for her community.

As Gandhi began her speech at the 105th birthday celebrations of the head of Siddaganga Math Shivakumara Swami,the woman,a member of the Madiga Dandora community and seated among the audience,suddenly rose and waved a black flag.

The police immediately swung into action and evicted her from the venue even as some of her supporters shouted slogans.

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