Days after his son Yathindra’s comments on his political career and a possible successor stirred a debate, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah clarified that the statement was in reference to ideological successor and not a political heir.

“What can I do if his statement is twisted? I asked Yathindra what comment he made. He told me that he only spoke of him (Satish Jarkiholi) as an ideological successor, not as the next CM," he said.

When asked about the timing of such a statement amid the ongoing speculation over his successor, Siddaramaiah said, "You people do not stay quiet and keep asking such questions despite saying ‘no’.”

What did Yathindra say?

Yathindra’s comments caused a flutter in the Karnataka Congress unit when he said his father was approaching the end of his politi

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