Became the Karnataka CM because of Lord Ayyappa's blessings: Kumarasamy
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Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today said he was an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa and he got the Chief Ministership of Karnataka because of the god's blessings. "It was because of the blessings of Lord Ayyaappa Swamy, I became the Chief Minister of Karnataka," he told at a function organized by Janata Dal (S) state committee in Kochi to felicitate him. Here's more.
Statement
Even without the sufficient numbers, I have become the CM
Recalling his Sabarimala visits in the past along with party leaders including Kerala Water Resources Minister Mathew T Thomas, Kumaraswamy said he believed that he got the Chief Ministership in 2006 also because of blessings of Lord Ayyappa. "With the blessings of Swamy Ayyappa, I have become the Chief Minister, I think, even without the sufficient numbers (for JD-S)," he said.