Accused by the opposition of being BS Yediyurappa's "puppet", Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that he "takes inspiration" from the former chief minister but denied reports that the senior leader interferes in "day-to-day affairs" of governance. "I take inspiration from BS Yediyurappa, his programme. He is a mass leader. His role is to help me govern. Yediyurappa does not interfere in my day-to-day affairs," Mr Bommai said in an exclusive interview to NDTV.