Matrix Laboratory controversy: Siddaramaiah has friends, doesn't need enemies!

Bengaluru: With all eyes on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his drought tour, old Congressmen met to plot an in-house coup in Delhi with plans afoot to present his series of blunders to the Congress top brass, such as the Hublot watch and the laboratory tender being awarded to his son, as grounds for his removal. Especially, as sources are now letting it be known that the Chief Minister was aware of his son's move to open the laboratory in the Victoria Hospital complex.

Mr Siddaramaiah and his son, Dr Yathindra, who resigned from the director post, have both strenuously denied wrong-doing. Father and son have said that there was no collusion on either's part.

However, sources in government have let it be known that the chief minister was allegedly aware of his son’s move. The sources, who were privy to this entire episode, told Deccan Chronicle that Mr Siddaramaiah had allegedly first instructed the medical education department to check whether the single-company contract system could be adopted to award the tender to his son’s company.

Medical Education Minister, Sharan Prakash Patil reportedly informed the CM that it could not be done. However, the department managed to award the contract to Matrix Laboratory which was the lowest bidder. Later, under pressure from the party central leadership, Dr Yathindra resigned from the company director post. The Matrix Laboratory controversy, simply refuses to die.