On Saturday, Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V Somanna, made an error during a public meeting in Gubbi by mistakenly announcing the death of BJP patriarch LK Advani. 



At a BJP-JDS workers' meet, Somanna declared, "Our beloved BJP leader LK Advani has passed away," after being misinformed by a local BJP leader. In his confusion, Somanna did not verify the information with his officials and instead trusted the local BJP leader's statement. 


Later, Somanna blamed the misinformation on BJP leader AN Lingappa. Upon learning that Advani had actually been discharged from a hospital, Somanna apologized for the mistake. 


Similarly, Bengaluru Rural MP Dr. CN Manjunath also erroneously mourned Advani's death during an event in Kunigal. Alongside BJP-JDS workers, Manjunath observed a moment of silence before realizing the error. He later attributed the mistake to false news circulating on social media.