Bengaluru, May 5 -- Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Monday called Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah "Tipu Sultan," while accusing him of backing former members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and indirectly facilitating their alleged involvement in the recent murder of Suhas Shetty.

Shobha Karandlaje's allegations on Siddaramaiah came while she suggested the involvement of a past PFI member in the murder of Suhas Shetty, a Bajrang Dal member.

Recalling the involvement of banned PFI members in the 2022 case of the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru, Shobha Karandlaje said, "The role of the PFI was clearly evident in the Praveen Nettaru case. That is why the central government bann...