Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah issued his first statement in connection with the road rage case in Bengaluru and blamed the IAF officer, Shiladitya Bose, saying he first assaulted a Kannadiga and made derogatory remarks about Kannadigas. "Kannadigas are proud of their mother tongue...but they are not intolerant...It's not in our culture to attack or abuse others over linguistic matters," he said.