A light remark by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during a breakfast meeting with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday drew attention after he told a female reporter she was “missing something in life” for being vegetarian.
The exchange happened when Siddaramaiah asked the reporter whether she liked chicken. When she replied she was a “pure vegetarian,” he questioned what “pure” meant and whether she consumed eggs.
When she said no, he responded: “You are missing something in life.”
The comment, made at Shivakumar’s Sadashivanagar residence, came during a breakfast meeting arranged to project unity between the two top Congress leaders amid ongoing speculation about internal differences.
The menu itself highlighted their contrasting food habits — vegetarian dishes for Shivakumar, and naati koli prepared Mysuru-style for Siddaramaiah by Shivakumar’s wife, Usha.
Both leaders reiterated that they were “brothers,” dismissing talk of factionalism within the party.