PM Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sharing stage at an event in Karnataka. (AFP)
Highlights
- Siddaramaiah commits gaffe twice while campaigning for party candidate
- Every vote cast for Narendra Modi, is like casting for me: Siddaramaiah
- He was referring to Congress MLA Narendra Swamy while making the comment
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah committed a gaffe on Tuesday, claiming that every vote cast for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the May 12 Karnataka assembly polls is like casting it for him.
The chief minister committed the faux pas twice while campaigning for the party candidate in Mandya, about 100 kms from
Bengaluru.
"If road work has happened, concrete roads, drainage, drinking water facilities are there, if houses have been constructed, it is all because of Narendra Modi and our government," Mr Siddaramaiah said.
Mr
Siddaramaiah was referring to Congress MLA Narendra Swamy while campaigning at Malavalli in Mandya district.
He quickly corrected himself, but only after a intervention of those standing next to him. "Narendra is important. Here he is Swamy, he (PM) Modi is there for Gujarat. Narendra Modi is false, Narendra Swamy is true," he further said, laughing it off.
Last month, Amit Shah left BS Yeddyurappa embarrassed with a slip of tongue, calling the latter the "most corrupt".
But the chief minister committed the mistake by referring to him as Narendra Modi for the second time. "Every one should understand that ever single vote cast for Narendra Modi, is like casting for me...." he said and corrected himself after the intervention of those standing next to him, including Mr Swamy.
This gaffe by the Chief Minister has come amid a war of words between him and PM Modi while campaigning.
Last month,
BJP chief Amit Shah left BS Yeddyurappa, BJP's presumptive Chief Ministerial candidate, embarrassed with a slip of tongue, calling the latter the "most corrupt". "Recently a retired Supreme Court judge said if there was ever a competition of the most corrupt government then the Yeddyurappa government is number one...," he said while rattling off allegations against Siddaramaiah government at a meeting in Karnataka's Davanagere
Although he quickly corrected himself, the blooper didn't check the rapid circulation of the video clip on social media, mostly by Congress supporters.
Karnataka votes this Saturday and results will be declared next Tuesday.
(with inputs from PTI)