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Shivakumar Apologises Over RSS Prayer Row, Vows Lifelong Congress Loyalty

He says the recital was a taunt at the BJP, not a signal of ideological drift.

High Drama In Karnataka Over RSS Anthem Row |  CM DK Shivakumar Apologises
Earlier in the day, DK Shivakumar apologised for reciting the RSS anthem in the Assembly.
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Overview

  • The Karnataka deputy chief minister said he was sorry if anyone was hurt and offered an apology to Congress workers and INDIA bloc partners.
  • He explained that he quoted a few lines of the RSS prayer to “pull the BJP’s leg,” taking aim at Opposition leader R. Ashoka during a debate on the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede that killed 11 people.
  • Shivakumar reaffirmed his allegiance to the Gandhi family, declaring he was born a Congressman and would die one, and compared his loyalty to that of a devotee to God.
  • He said no one from the party high command had questioned him and rejected any suggestion he plans to join or align with the BJP or the RSS.
  • BJP legislators had welcomed the recital in the House, while Congress leaders split publicly over the act with B.K. Hariprasad seeking an apology and others defending him, and no disciplinary decision has been announced.