My political life itself is for secularism, said Siddaramaiah. (FILE)
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said even his "corpse" will not go to the BJP, as he outrightly rejected claims that he had made such an attempt in the past.
Noting that throughout his political life he has fought communal forces, the Chief Minister said, he might have met BJP leaders, but that doesn't mean that he has sacrificed his ideologies.
"Is it possible for anyone to imagine it? My political life itself is for secularism and I have been fighting against communal forces all along," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question about JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy's statement that he had planned to join the BJP in the past and had met the BJP leaders in this regard.
Speaking to reporters, he said, "I might have met leaders.... I might have met Advani (BJP veteran LK Advani), recently I had also met Amit Shah (Union Home Minister)... even my corpse will not go to BJP. My politics has been against communal forces throughout, since socialist party times." He said.
Mr Kumaraswamy is allying with the BJP for the sake of dynasty politics and is saying all this on the basis of someone's statement.
"This much is certain that for no reason, whether I am in power or not, there is no compromise with communal forces. Just because I met leaders, it doesn't mean I have sacrificed my ideologies."
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