India, June 12 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday clarified that it was he who invited Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) players' felicitation ceremony at the Vidhana Soudha, dismissing reports that the Governor arrived uninvited.

Speaking to reporters near Gauribidanur, Siddaramaiah said, "I had invited the Governor to the felicitation ceremony of RCB players held at Vidhana Soudha. The Governor did not come on his own; he was invited."

He further explained that on June 4, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and RCB organised the event. "Shankar and Jayaram from the KSCA invited me at 11.29 am that morning and requested me. I agreed to this," he said.

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