This was the hilarious moment supporters of an Indian politician strip clean a 15-foot tall garland of apples in seconds. <br /><br />Local leaders of the Congress party had organised an event to welcome D K Shiva Kumar, a noted politician, who was visiting Mandya in southern India on November 7. <br /><br />The highlight of the event was a huge garland made of apples, which stood almost 15-feet-tall. <br /><br />The plan was to hoist the garland from a crane and put it around the politician’s neck as he arrived. <br /><br />To make sure the plan worked, the organisers decided to do a rehearsal. <br /><br />They lifted the garland and lowered it to before a huge crowd of supporters waiting for the politician.<br /><br />The sight of the fruits drove the supporters to stampede and pluck them from the garland.<br /><br />As their pleas were ignored, the organisers could only helplessly watch the garland stripped to a few thin strands of thread.<br /><br />An organiser said they had anticipated the development and had a spare garland of apples.<br /><br />The event went as planned and the politician left the city smiling.
