In an unprecedented development, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday sent a six-page legal notice for criminal and civil defamation to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah and Karnataka chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa.In the notice, Siddaramaiah demanded a public apology from the Prime Minister over corruption allegations made during his public speeches against him and the Congress government.

The notice also mentions the BJP’s ad campaign in the state, which also targeted the Siddaramaiah government. The Karnataka chief minister has threatened to sue the BJP and the PM if the latter fails to apologise. In fact, the Congress has threatened to file Rs 100 crore defamation suit in that case.

In his public rallies in the poll-bound Karnataka, PM Modi has targeted Siddaramaiah and his government, calling it a ‘Seedha Rupaiya Sarkar’ and ’10 per cent government’.