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BENGALURU: A man claiming to be chief minister Siddaramaiah’s “close relative” allegedly cheated a colleague of Rs 1.5 lakh. Basavaraju allegedly refused and began ignoring Shivanada’s calls.“He claimed to be a relative of chief minister Siddaramaiah ,” Shivananda told TOI. When he asked for his money, Basavaraju allegedly told him that he had used the money for a function to mark Rakesh Siddaramaiah’s — Siddaramaiah son — death. Basavaraju then allegedly told Shivananda to “take blessings of deceased Rakesh and leave”.To prove he was Siddaramaiah’s “close relative”, Basavaraju allegedly showed Shivananda pictures of him sharing the dais with the chief minister on different occasions. “I have never taken money from anybody on the pretext of getting music event orders,” Basavaraju said..