Nuts to politics: Ex-air steward eyes to lead South Korean party

Park Chang-jin, a former cabin crew member of Korean Air and now a member of South Korea's left-wing Justice party, speaking during an interview with AFP in Seoul. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): Former South Korean air steward Park Chang-jin never imagined a bag of macadamia nuts would lead him to a career in politics.

Park -- now seeking the chair of South Korea's third-largest party -- was on the receiving end of what became known as the "nut rage" incident six years ago, when he was made to beg on his knees by a South Korean airline heiress.