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Later, addressing the media he said, “BJP’s Ravikumar had accused me of making money in the state government’s ragi procurement scheme. I have no clue as to why he made such an allegation against me. To sort it out, I had asked him to come with me to Dhramasthala Temple for ‘aane pramana’. My intention is not to drag the Lord into political fights. It is a belief that he (Lord Manjunatha) will serve justice. I have done it. If Ravikumar wants, he too can do it with consent from Dharmasthala Dharmaadhikari Dr. D Veerendra Heggade. I have yet to discuss this with Dr. Heggade”.
On a clarification of maintaining distance with the JDS party, he said, “Everything was fine for the past 15 years in my constituency. Recently, a lot of confusion has begun. I have maintained a distance from the party for a couple of months now. There is a reason behind it. Infact, I’ve not even discussed my visit to Dharmasthala with the party high command. I contacted the local JDS leaders and arranged for the visit”.