Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is in no way comparable with former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs, whose record Siddaramaiah broke as the longest serving Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Speaking to presspersons after meeting Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at his Sadashivanagar residence here yesterday, Vishwanath termed Siddaramaiah's breaking of the record of D. Devaraj Urs as the biggest joke of the year 2026.

Asserting that Urs helped youths like him (Vishwanath) to grow up in politics, the MLC said perhaps there is no other leader who ridiculed Devaraj Urs and Indira Gandhi like Siddaramaiah. Now, the CM is talking positively about Urs, which is surprising, he noted.

Stating t...