Video: 'I am not happy being CM,' tearful HD Kumaraswamy breaks down on Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka; says I'm like Shiva who drank poison
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday broke down at the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state and expressed his unhappiness saying it does not have the mandate of the people. Mr Kumaraswamy was addressing JD(S) party workers, he got emotional and equated the pain of being the leader of the coalition to swallowing poison. Kumaraswamy even compared himself with Lord Shiva.
At an party event, organised by the JD(S) workers to felicitate Kumaraswamy for becoming the CM and waiving farm loans, the CM said, "You are standing with flowers on roads, near my house, to wish me... you all are happy as I became the Chief Minister, but I'm not... I'm not happy. I know the pain of the coalition government. I became vishakant (Lord Shiva who drank poison) and swallowing the pain of this coalition government," he told party workers.
#WATCH: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy breaks down at an event in Bengaluru; says 'You are standing with bouquets to wish me, as one of your brother became CM & you all are happy, but I'm not. I know the pain of coalition govt. I became Vishkanth&swallowed pain of this govt' (14.07) pic.twitter.com/cQ8f90KkFT
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"I have not become Chief Minister today happily. I have pain. I had placed several issues in front of people during election feeling that they will trust me, but people of the state have not shown trust in me," he further added.
Kumaraswamy took charge of the government in Karnataka not even two months before by colliding with Congress and his controversial statement has triggered Congress' deputy CM G Parameshwara. He was quoted as saying by news agency ANI, “How can he say that? He must definitely be happy, CM has to be always happy. If he’s happy, we’ll all be happy.”
First published: 15 July 2018, 13:31 IST
