<p class="title">Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said he was an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa and he got the chief ministership of Karnataka because of the god's blessings.<br /><br />"It was because of the blessings of Lord Ayyaappa Swamy, I became the Chief Minister of Karnataka," he told at a function organised by Janata Dal (S) state committee here to felicitate him.<br /><br />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. "Even in 2006---after visiting Sabarimala in 2005--I became Chief Minister. Now, the second time it has happened. With the blessings of Swamy Ayyappa, I have become the Chief Minister, I think, even without the sufficient numbers (for JD-S)," he said.<br /><br />JD(S) national secretary general Danish Ali and Kerala party leaders also attended the function.</p>
<p class="title">Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said he was an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa and he got the chief ministership of Karnataka because of the god's blessings.<br /><br />"It was because of the blessings of Lord Ayyaappa Swamy, I became the Chief Minister of Karnataka," he told at a function organised by Janata Dal (S) state committee here to felicitate him.<br /><br />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. "Even in 2006---after visiting Sabarimala in 2005--I became Chief Minister. Now, the second time it has happened. With the blessings of Swamy Ayyappa, I have become the Chief Minister, I think, even without the sufficient numbers (for JD-S)," he said.<br /><br />JD(S) national secretary general Danish Ali and Kerala party leaders also attended the function.</p>