CM declines honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has declined to accept the honorary doctorate proposed by the University of Mysore.

Addressing the media CM Siddaramaiah said, “I do not hold a PhD. Hence I said no to the doctorate.”

M S S Kumar, a member of the University of Mysore on Friday had said that he had proposed Siddaramaiah’s name for the honorary doctorate for his excellence in the field of political administration and economics despite hailing from a rural background.