Siddaramaiah accuses NDTV of misquoting him in report, demands clarification, deletion of post
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah tweeted on Tuesday alleging that NDTV had provided false information on his statement on the chief ministerial candidate in a recent interview.
Siddaramaiah, who shared a screenshot of the NDTV report on his Twitter handle, said, “News article published by @ndtv (Adani TV), alleging that I had commented about Chief Minister candidate in Karnataka, is far from truth.”
He added that he had never made such comments and would never indulge in petty politics. He also demanded that NDTV issue a clarification and delete the post.
On Tuesday, NDTV reported that Siddaramaiah, in an exclusive interview with the channel, had said, “I am also an aspirant, DK Shivakumar is also an aspirant for the CM post.” The former chief minister added that the Congress High Command would not give the post to Shivakumar, who is president of Karnataka Congress.
AICC General Secretary for Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala also tweeted against the NDTV post, sharing the video of the interview and a screenshot of the report.
He tweeted, “As BJP crumbles in #Karnataka & BJP MLA’s & MLC’s resign everyday, BJP uses Mr. Adani’s NDTV to create fake fissures amongst Congress leaders.”
He added, “Time to stop the hatchet job & take care of BJP’s sinking ship. The #40PercentSarkara has to pay for its sins. Even TV can’t save it.”
News article published by @ndtv (Adani TV), alleging that I had commented about Chief Minister candidate in Karnataka, is far from truth.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 4, 2023
I never made such comments and will never do such petty politics.
I urge @ndtv to issue clarification and pull down the baseless post. https://t.co/bgIV3QAxtl
As BJP crumbles in #Karnataka & BJP MLA’s & MLC’s resign everyday, BJP uses Mr. Adani’s NDTV to create fake fissures amongst Congress leaders.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 3, 2023
Time to stop the hatchet job & take care of BJP’s sinking ship.
The #40PercentSarkara has to pay for its sins. Even TV can’t save it. pic.twitter.com/vT24ZkUMg2
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RCB pip CSK by two runs in last-ball IPL thriller
Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre's 94 and Ravindra Jadeja's 77 not out went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped Chennai Super Kings by two runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Chasing 214, CSK scored 211 for 5 in their 20 overs.
Mhatre scored a 48-ball 94 with five sixes and nine fours while adding 114 runs with Jadeja (77 not out off 45 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) for the second wicket.
For RCB, Lungi Ngidi returned with figures of 3/30.
Earlier, half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55), Virat Kohli (62) and Romario Shepherd (53 not out) took RCB to 213 for five.
While Bethell and Kohli put on 97 runs for the opening wicket to set a platform, Shepherd blasted four fours and six sixes to make 53 not out off only 14 balls, recording the fastest fifty of the season and joint second-fastest overall.
For CSK, Matheesha Pathirana found his rhythm and lengths to return 3-0-36-3.
Brief scores:
RCB: 213 for 5 in 20 overs (Jacob Bethell 55, Virat Kohli 62, Romario Shepherd 53 not out; Matheesha Pathirana 3/36).
CSK: 211 for 5 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 94, Ravindra Jadeja 77 not out; Lungi Ngidi 3/30).
