Reacting to the "pot" jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Congress social media head Divya Spandana (Ramya), Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said character assassination of anyone individually wasnot right.
Not wanting make any direct comment on Ramya's tweet, stating that he was not aware of it, the Chief Minister said he would not speak disrespectful about Modi personally.
"You will have to ask her about it. Please don't askme. I don't know whether she has said it or not," Siddaramaiah said when asked about Ramya's tweet.
He said "character assassination of anyone individually is not right, I have not seen, whether she has done it or not, I don't know."
"I'm saying it generally; I will not speak disrespectful of Narendra Modi personally. We are in federal structure. We have accepted the constitution. We will have to run the government in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. We can't go against it. We are not BJP to go against the constitution," he said.
Actress turned politician Ramya, a former Member of Parliament from Mandya, had yesterday taken a dig at Modi wondering if he was on "pot", a put-down which invited a sharp criticism.
The actor turned politician's swipe came followingModi's comment at a rally here during which he said farmers were his top priority and described 'TOP' as tomato, onion andpotato.
"Is this what happens when you're on POT?" she tweeted.
Hitting out at Ramya for her tweet, In-charge of BJP's national Information and Technology, Amit Malviya, in a tweet said"In Karnataka, more than 3,500 farmers have committed suicideunder @siddaramaiah's watch, highest for any state in India but speaking for them is being on 'POT'...Congress keeps it classy, again...
"Will Rahul Gandhi maintain silence on Divya Spandana's comment while he sacked Mani Shankar Aiyar just because his jibe came close to Gujarat election and Karnataka is still some months away? Or sacrificing his close aide, responsible for his rise as a leader, takes some courage?" he said in another tweet.
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