Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Mar 1: The new bonhomie between former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah and present chief minister B S Yediyurappa has apparently not gone down well with the Congress leaders and workers.

The Congress leaders have submitted a complaint against Siddaramaiah to the party high command, along with a detailed report about his participation in Yediyurappa's birthday celebrations held on February 27 at Palace grounds, sources said.

Sources said that the leaders have sent a video of Siddaramaiah's speech, newspaper clippings of the programme and other related material with the complaint to New Delhi.

A few Congress leaders have gone to the extent of alleging that Siddaramaiah joined hands with Yediyurappa to bring down the erstwhile Congress-JD(S) coalition government, and that Siddaramaiah was not doing his duty as opposition leader in raising voice against the government.

The faction opposed to Siddaramaiah has now furnished details about Siddaramaiah's participation in Yediyurappa's event, with documents about their 'friendship'.

Speaking at Yediyurappa's birthday celebrations, Siddaramaiah had showered abundant of praise on the CM, emphasising that Yediyurappa rose to become chief minister due to sheer hard work and perseverance as he did not come from any politically influential family.