Bengaluru, Dec 6, 2025

Calling him a ‘Manuvadi’, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy for recommending that the Union government introduce the Bhagavad Gita in school curricula.

Speaking to reporters at the Vidhan Soudha here after offering floral tributes to the statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar on the 69th Mahaparinirvana Day on Saturday, Siddaramaiah said Kumaraswamy’s stance revealed an ideological shift.

Answering questions on the subject, the Chief Minister said that the former Karnataka Chief Minister had written to the Union Education Minister seeking inclusion of the Gita in the curriculum.

“Kumaraswamy has become a Manuvadi after joining hands with the BJP,” Siddaramaiah said.

The expression Manuvadi is comm

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