India, Oct. 18 -- Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday responded to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's 'world record' post being deleted after it faced online scrutiny.

Reddy clarified that the post, which celebrated two "world records" for Karnataka's Shakti scheme, had been removed to "avoid distraction", India Today reported.

The post was shared on the chief minister's official X handle, and was about the recognitions allegedly presented to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) by the "London Book of World Records."

The cited awards included the KSRTC having received 464 national and international honours since 1997, and the state facilitating the highest number of free bus journeys for women under the ...