Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday issued a clarification after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s social media post celebrating two “world records” for the state’s Shakti scheme drew scrutiny online and was later deleted.

The post, shared on the Chief Minister’s official X handle on Thursday, had highlighted recognitions reportedly presented to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) by the “London Book of World Records.” The cited awards included KSRTC receiving 464 national and international honours since 1997 for service excellence, and Karnataka achieving the highest number of free women’s bus journeys under the Shakti scheme.

The certificates quickly went viral before users on X flagged that the “London Book of World Records Ltd” — a private UK-based

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