Bengaluru, Jan. 14 -- Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday called the meeting between the Chief Minister Siddarmaiah and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, held on Tuesday, "a normal courtesy call."

Without revealing many details, the Home Minister said, "The Chief Minister and the party president have spoken about it. How would we know what exactly they discussed? It doesn't seem like they had any detailed discussion there; they may have just exchanged pleasantries."

"It is a normal courtesy call for the CM and PCC President to receive and send him off," he added.

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