Overview

• Yathindra Siddaramaiah said his comparison of his father’s development record with Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was misinterpreted and not meant to belittle the king’s legacy.
• He rejected demands from BJP leaders for a public apology and urged critics to review data showing unprecedented grants to Mysuru under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
• Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka and BJP MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar both condemned the analogy and pressed for an apology for insulting the Wodeyar family.
• Prof. M. Krishnegowda and former MP Prathap Simha criticized the comparison as inappropriate, warning that equating an elected leader with a revered monarch disrespects democratic norms.
• The controversy has shifted to a broader debate over how development achievements should be measured and the politics of invoking historical figures for modern benchmarks.