Bengaluru, July 6 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday clarified the confusion surrounding his appointment as the chairman of the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Other Backward Classes (OBC) Advisory Council.

According to Siddaramaiah, he is yet to receive official confirmation about his appointment.

Earlier, he refuted any claims of being appointed the chairman of the AICC's Backward Classes Advisory Committee, saying that he will only host the meeting in Karnataka.

However, the Congress leader said that if orders are given to him by the party's high command, he would readily accept the responsibility.

"I have been appointed as a member of the AICC Backward Classes Advisory Committee. The media has misinterpreted ...