<p>Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he did not express regret over Veerashaiva-Lingayat issue with Rambhapuri Peeth seer Prasanna Veera Someshwara Swami.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/siddaramaiah-expressed-regret-over-veerashiava-lingayat-issue-seer-1137601.html" target="_blank">Siddaramaiah expressed regret over Veerashiava-Lingayat issue: Seer</a></strong></p>.<p>Siddaramaiah was responding to a query about a statement that the Swami had made claiming Siddaramaiah had confided in him that the push for according a separate religion status for Lingayat when he was in power was a mistake and that he regretted it.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said: "I just explained to him what happened while according a separate religion status for Lingayat," he said.</p>
<p>Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he did not express regret over Veerashaiva-Lingayat issue with Rambhapuri Peeth seer Prasanna Veera Someshwara Swami.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/siddaramaiah-expressed-regret-over-veerashiava-lingayat-issue-seer-1137601.html" target="_blank">Siddaramaiah expressed regret over Veerashiava-Lingayat issue: Seer</a></strong></p>.<p>Siddaramaiah was responding to a query about a statement that the Swami had made claiming Siddaramaiah had confided in him that the push for according a separate religion status for Lingayat when he was in power was a mistake and that he regretted it.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said: "I just explained to him what happened while according a separate religion status for Lingayat," he said.</p>