New Delhi, July 12 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah refuted BJP leader Amit Malviya's allegation that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had 'humiliated' him by denying a meeting. Malviya earlier claimed that Gandhi "humiliated" Siddaramaiah by denying an appointment the latter had sought.

Siddaramaiah took to X late Friday to inform that his primary purpose in Delhi was to discuss Mysuru's Dasara Air Show with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

"My primary work in Delhi was to meet Defence Minister Shri @rajnathsingh to discuss the Air Show during Dasara in Mysuru. Shri @RahulGandhi has immense affection for the people of Karnataka," Siddaramaiah said in a post on X.

"He always remembers how Smt Indira Gandhi and Smt Sonia Gandhi were elec...