evidence: The incident of the Chief Minister of Karnataka making the Santosh Trophy-winning football team wait on the footpath outside his residence happened during the BJP government’s tenure, when Basavaraj Bommai was the CM; not during the newly formed Congress government’s regime. Vishvas News found the viral claim linking it to CM Siddaramaiah to be false. [...] New Delhi Vishvas News – A viral post on social media claims the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, made the Santosh Trophy-winning state football team wait on the footpath outside his residence. The post includes a video showing a man questioning why the team was made to wait for hours to meet the Chief Minister. The caption suggests that this incident occurred recently under the new Siddaramaiah-led Congress regime. Vishvas News investigated the matter and found the claim to be false. The incident actually took place in March 2023 when the BJP, not the Congress, governed the state, and Basavaraj Bommai was the CM. [...] Conclusion: The incident of the Chief Minister of Karnataka making the Santosh Trophy-winning football team wait on the footpath outside his residence happened during the BJP government’s tenure, when Basavaraj Bommai was the CM; not during the newly formed Congress government’s regime. Vishvas News found the viral claim linking it to CM Siddaramaiah to be false.