Bengaluru, Feb. 26 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has termed the reports suggesting that he is getting close to BJP "false propaganda," emphasising that he was a born Congressman.

"I was born a Congressman and I cherish it. It is being misled that I am getting closer to the BJP, which is a false conspiracy against me," Shivakumar said while addressing a press conference at his Sadashivanagar residence on Wednesday.

When asked if he had visited the Mahakumbh and was now going to visit the Isha Foundation to attend Mahashivratri function in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Shivakumar said that was a lie, as Sadguru himself came to his house to invite him.

"Sadguru came to my house and invited me to the Isha Foundation programme....