Bengaluru, April 27 -- Congress has distanced itself from Karnataka Chief Minister and senior party leader Siddaramaiah's "not in favour of war with Pakistan" remark, which drew sharp criticism from BJP and was highlighted by Pakistani media as "voices against war from within India".

Defending his comments, Siddaramaiah said "I never said we should never go to war with Pakistan, I just said war is not the solution."

He went on to point out intelligence failure and held the Centre responsible for the lapse.

However, Siddaramaiah's remarks were dismissed by his party colleagues.

Congress leader HR Srinath said it is a "personal statement" and does not represent the party's stand.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar refused to comment o...