Bengaluru, Nov. 9 -- Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil has refuted Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy's reported claim that Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) was planning to exit the state, asserting that the automaker is "very happy with Karnataka".

Reacting to the claim on Sunday, Patil accused Kumaraswamy of actively "damaging" the state's industrial reputation instead of leveraging his central post to attract investments. He claimed that representatives of the company have not met the Union Minister, yet he made the statement.

"To Kumaraswamy's statement, Honda is very happy with Karnataka. We have given 135 acres of land and everything. Honda people met me the other day; they have not met Kumaraswamy. Probabl...