Shivakumar dismisses rift talk with Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, Nov 9 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday launched a pointed counterattack against speculation over his relationship with former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, emphatically declaring that there was "neither a big rift nor a small rift" between them and accusing certain quarters of deliberately creating an impression of discord within the Congress leadership. Reinforcing his political equation with Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar described him as their leader and said his recent meeting with the former Chief Minister was aimed at discussing several issues ahead of the local body elections, besides exchanging festival greetings. "There is neither a big rift nor…