<p class="bodytext">‘Homas’ and ‘havans’ were performed at Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara’s new office at the Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Early Sunday morning saw Parameshwara’s wife Kannika Parameshwari performing puja to her husband’s office space - Room Nos. 327 and 328, located in the third floor of the Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The rituals were performed under heavy police security. The police had cordoned off the entire Vidhana Soudha, restricting entry to visitors, including the media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the Parameshwaras specifically chose a holiday to perform the pujas so as to not attract any attention.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But a few television channels gained access to a video clip showing Kannika performing puja amid heavy police security. It couldn’t be ascertained whether Parameshwara was present during the rituals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parameshwara’s family wasn’t the only one seeking divine intervention on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was rumoured that Congress leader and Kanakapura MLA D K Shivakumar, who is vying for an important position in the H D Kumaraswamy cabinet, travelled to Tamil Nadu to offer special pujas at the Vishnu temple in Thiruvallur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vokkaliga strongman, who has been under the scanner of the various central investigating agencies, is said to have made the pilgrimage to remedy the roadblocks that he is facing.</p>
<p class="bodytext">‘Homas’ and ‘havans’ were performed at Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara’s new office at the Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Early Sunday morning saw Parameshwara’s wife Kannika Parameshwari performing puja to her husband’s office space - Room Nos. 327 and 328, located in the third floor of the Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The rituals were performed under heavy police security. The police had cordoned off the entire Vidhana Soudha, restricting entry to visitors, including the media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the Parameshwaras specifically chose a holiday to perform the pujas so as to not attract any attention.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But a few television channels gained access to a video clip showing Kannika performing puja amid heavy police security. It couldn’t be ascertained whether Parameshwara was present during the rituals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parameshwara’s family wasn’t the only one seeking divine intervention on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was rumoured that Congress leader and Kanakapura MLA D K Shivakumar, who is vying for an important position in the H D Kumaraswamy cabinet, travelled to Tamil Nadu to offer special pujas at the Vishnu temple in Thiruvallur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vokkaliga strongman, who has been under the scanner of the various central investigating agencies, is said to have made the pilgrimage to remedy the roadblocks that he is facing.</p>