DK Shivakumar denies sharing 'word power' post: 'Not posted anything'

Karnataka deputy CM Shivakumar shared an image on X earlier on Thursday

Hours after a cryptic post appeared on his X handle, Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar denied posting it.

"I have not posted anything. If called, me and the Chief Minister will go to Delhi,” he said.

However, the post saying "word power is world power" is still on his X handle. On Thursday morning, he had  shared an image on X, captioning, “Keeping one's word is the greatest strength in the world!”

ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮಾತು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದೇ ವಿಶ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಶಕ್ತಿ! pic.twitter.com/klregNRUtv

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) November 27, 2025

The image carried the text, “Word power is world power…The biggest force in the world was to keep one's word. Be it a judge, president or anyone else including myself, everyone has to walk the talk."

The Congress high command is preparing to summon Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to New Delhi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress brass "will setlle the CM change issue".

Reacting to Kharge's remark, Shivakumar said,  "For us party is more important that everything. I am not claiming anything right now. We will all work together in the best interest of the party. Success of our party is more important than individual things."

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he will visit the national capital if the party high command calls him.

However, it was business as usual for the Chief Minister on Thursday as he steered clear of remarks on the CM post during his press conference in Bengaluru. He instead announced a relief package of Rs 1,033 crore for crop damage across 14 lakh hectares due to excessive rainfall in the state.