‘No, I declined,’ Siddaramaiah says amid row over Indo-China Friendship event

The name of former chief minister Siddaramaiah was listed as one of the main guests of the seminar, which was organised by the India-China Friendship Association Karnataka chapter. This sparked a new argument. The seminar’s focus is on US imperialist interference in the internal affairs of the People’s Republic of ChinaIf anyone had any doubt that CONgress works for China, this will clear their doubt,” BJP leader CT Ravi tweeted, attacking the Congress. Siddaramaiah stated emphatically that he had turned down the invitation to the ceremony on Sunday. “It is surprising to see my name despite declining it,” he tweeted.

“I declined to participate as my party’s and my position are against the agenda of the program,” he said.

In addition to Siddaramaiah, Dr. H. C. Mahadevappa, a former deputy chief minister of Karnataka, was mentioned as the event’s guest of honour. Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah, a Rajya Sabha MP, and former minister of Karnataka PGR Sindhia, the president of ICFA National, were listed as speakers.

K Srinivas Gowda, a former minister of Karnataka and the head of ICFA in Karnataka, would preside over the seminar, which would take place at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath on Kumarakrupa Road. The event would begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday and run through September 3, at 5 p.m., with a Chinese photography exhibition.