Viral letter against DK Shivakumar to AICC President using my name is fake: Siddaramaiah clarifies
Says he will take legal route against perpetrators for peddling fake letter
Bengaluru: Rumours of a complaint letter written by the Opposition Leader of the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah, against the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), DK Shivakumar, have been declared fake by Siddaramaiah himself. The letter, addressed to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and dated May 8, has gone viral on social media. The letter attributed to Siddaramaiah accuses Shivakumar of making unilateral decisions and declaring himself as the Chief Minister in waiting, causing displeasure even among Siddaramaiah's personal supporters.
In response to the fake letter, Siddaramaiah tweeted on Tuesday morning, denying any knowledge of such a letter and requesting Congress activists and supporters not to be fooled by the rumour. He accused the BJP of producing the fake letter in his name to campaign against the Congress ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka.
Siddaramaiah clarified that his relationship with DK Shivakumar was cordial and that the BJP's attempt to spoil their friendship would not succeed. He also stated that he would file a police complaint soon and urge action against those who had created and spread the fake news.
ನನ್ನ ಮತ್ತು @DKShivakumar ಸಂಬಂಧ ಸೌಹಾರ್ದಯುತವಾಗಿದೆ, ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಹುಳಿ ಹಿಂಡುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಕಾಣಲಾರದು.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 8, 2023
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
