“Even my dead body will not join the BJP,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said while rejecting allegations that he had met BJP leader L.K. Advani years ago to join the party.
When his attention was drawn to former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy’s reference to Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad’s reported claim that Mr. Siddaramaiah had met Mr. Advani to join the BJP, Mr. Siddaramaiah laughed it off while questioning if anybody can even imagine him joining the saffron party.
He said he had fought against communal forces throughout his political career. He said he may have met Mr. Advani like he recently met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “Just because we meet the BJP leaders does not mean we have sacrificed our principles,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said.
