Bengaluru, Aug. 18 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday pushed back against statements from Tamil Nadu leaders over the killing of three Tamil-origin men in an alleged forest department shooting in Chamarajanagar district, asserting that no state should interfere in another's administration.

Anthony Sami, John Rose Peter, and Kumar, Tamils in Chamarajanagar district, died in a forest fire incident by Karnataka Forest Department officials on August 15 in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary area during an alleged anti-poaching operation in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.

The incident has triggered strong reactions from Tamil Nadu's political leadership, including the Chief Minister Vijay, and calls in the Tamil Nadu Assembly fo...