Bengaluru: After Hublot watch episode, Siddaramaiah wary of gifts!


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Bengaluru, Oct 18: After his bitter experience of receiving a diamond-studded expensive Hublot watch allegedly from a friend in the oil-rich Gulf country, Karnataka chief minister (CM) Siddaramaiah seems to be wary of receiving any gifts from anybody, including those from his own Cabinet colleagues!

On Tuesday, Siddaramaiah refused to take a silk kurta as gift from sericulture and animal husbandry minister A Manju in Vidhana Soudha.

As soon as the review meeting of the sericulture and animal husbandry departments commenced, the minister offered a nicely gifted pack to the CM, in the presence of  department officials and the media.

Visibly taken aback by the gesture in the presence of officials and media, the CM quickly gathered his wits and asked the minister enquired about the gift pack.

When Manju politely informed the CM that it was silk kurta from his own Department, Siddaramaiah politely and resolutely rejected it.

Manju murmured in the ears of Chief Minister and said “Sir, it’s a silk kurta.”

Immediately, the CM retorted saying he was not wearing silk kurta and declined to accept the gift.

Earlier, the CM was embroiled in the writ watch controversy. The watch was gifted by his close doctor friend Girish Chandra Varma, Dubai-based doctor.

The Hublot watch had to be finally deposited with the then Karnataka Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa to be kept as a State Gift in the Cabinet hall in Vidhana Soudha.

  

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 19 2016

    Siddu govt is 101 times better and efficient than any previous BJP / JDS govt of Karnataka.

    His governance favours the lower income, middle working class and policies are in favour industries and agriculture friendly.

    Karnataka cannot afford another corrupt and disastrous bjp-jds 20-20 sarkar.

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  • Sunil, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 19 2016

    ya with many more BHAGYAS for minority appeasement....

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 19 2016

    Bhagyas helping people who are from the lower strata of the society and at the same time the government is creating a favourable environment for the Small, Mid sized and large sized investors.

    Feku, bjp and sanghis only know one thing....Divide and create conflicts the name of religion.

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  • sid, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 19 2016

    Cash only please

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  • Vincent Rodrigues., Frazer Town,Bangalore

    Wed, Oct 19 2016

    Good action taken by CM to keep his government clean to uphold the moral value

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  • Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi

    Wed, Oct 19 2016

    Only a fool will accept such a gift in public and in full media glare.

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, Oct 18 2016

    CM Siddaramaiah receive the gift.But auction it publicly and donate every paise to charity with the statement account in govt. public domain.

    Many mouths will be silenced forever.

    Jai hind

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 18 2016

    never repeat your mistakes ...

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