BJP national president Amit Shah committed a faux pas on Tuesday, calling the government headed by his party’s State unit president B.S. Yeddyurappa the most corrupt in the history of Karnataka.
At a press conference in Davangere, referring to the row over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wearing a costly wristwatch, Mr. Shah took the name of Mr. Yeddyurappa instead of Mr. Siddaramaiah and said that “The government headed by Mr. Yeddyurappa was the most corrupt in the history of Karnataka.”
Incidentally, Mr. Yeddyurappa was acquitted recently in the case related to receiving funds in an illegal manner from a mining firm during his tenure as Chief Minister.
The slip caused embarrassment for Mr. Yeddyurappa who was seated beside Mr. Shah. Mr. Shah corrected the statement after Dharwad MP Pralhad Joshi immediately brought the mistake to his notice.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi called it a gift from the BJP president. “Now that the BJP IT cell has announced Karnataka elections, time for a sneak preview of our top secret campaign video! Gifted to us by the BJP President, our campaign in Karnataka is off to a fabulous start. He says Yeddyurappa ran the most corrupt Govt ever... True,” tweeted Mr. Gandhi.
