Did not express regret over Veerashiva-Lingayat issue: Siddaramaiah Siddu was responding to a query about a statement claiming that he had confided in him that the push for according a separate religion status was a mistake
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Siddaramaiah. Credit: DH Photo
Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he did not express regret over Veerashaiva-Lingayat issue with Rambhapuri Peeth seer Prasanna Veera Someshwara Swami.
Siddaramaiah was responding to a query about a statement that the Swami had made claiming Siddaramaiah had confided in him that the push for according a separate religion status for Lingayat when he was in power was a mistake and that he regretted it.
Siddaramaiah said: "I just explained to him what happened while according a separate religion status for Lingayat," he said.