<p>Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah</a> on Thursday clarified that he never said that none from Karnataka would become prime minister if the I.N.D.I. alliance comes to power at the Centre.</p>.<p>The clarification came over a statement he made at a media interaction programme in the city on Monday. </p>.CM Siddaramaiah asks DCs to test water quality before supplying it for public use.<p>The statement was largely interpreted as the chief minister ruling out AICC president Mallikarjuna Kharge from the race for the PM’s post.</p>.<p>On Thursday, Siddaramaiah cleared the air, saying he never said that 'none from Karnataka would become PM if the I.N.D.I.A. bloc comes to power." </p>.<p>“A mediaperson asked me whether I would be the prime ministerial face, to which I said I am happy being the CM and not interested in moving to the Centre. But the media clearly mistook my statement and interpreted it wrongly. I strongly feel that there are a number of leaders in the state who are capable of becoming PM,” he said. </p>
<p>Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah</a> on Thursday clarified that he never said that none from Karnataka would become prime minister if the I.N.D.I. alliance comes to power at the Centre.</p>.<p>The clarification came over a statement he made at a media interaction programme in the city on Monday. </p>.CM Siddaramaiah asks DCs to test water quality before supplying it for public use.<p>The statement was largely interpreted as the chief minister ruling out AICC president Mallikarjuna Kharge from the race for the PM’s post.</p>.<p>On Thursday, Siddaramaiah cleared the air, saying he never said that 'none from Karnataka would become PM if the I.N.D.I.A. bloc comes to power." </p>.<p>“A mediaperson asked me whether I would be the prime ministerial face, to which I said I am happy being the CM and not interested in moving to the Centre. But the media clearly mistook my statement and interpreted it wrongly. I strongly feel that there are a number of leaders in the state who are capable of becoming PM,” he said. </p>