IT raid: DK Shivakumar's mother confuses Siddaramaiah with Modi?
- Gowramma, mother of Minister DK Shivakumar reportedly, said that Siddaramaiah is not trustworthy
- But Minister's brother DK Suresh has clarified that their mother is stressed due to the search for IT officials
- She meant Modi but uttered the word Siddaramaiah, said DK Suresh
FollowGowramma, the mother of Minister DK Shivakumar who is facing the grill from IT Department for over 52 hours now, had reportedly said that Siddaramaiah is not trustworthy.
It was reported that Siddaramaiah doesn't support the people in his party, he is a traitor. This came as a shocker.
However, DK Shivakumar's brother MLA DK Suresh has clarified that his mother uttered Siddaramaiah's name in confusion. Instead of referring to Modi, my mother has taken Siddaramaiah's name, Suresh said.
He also said that the IT officials are stressing their mother out. She has stated a pressure, and a confuses state, he added. However, CM Siddaramaiah has not taken this wrongly; he understands the situation, Suresh said. Earlier Gowramma has also said that "My son has done no wrong. They are clean, and I am confident of that."
Speaking to Suvarna News, Gowramma had blamed the Central government and the BJP for the IT raid on her son and her family members. "My son as a party loyalist was striving to save the party in Gujarat. What wrong did he do? Targeting him at this juncture is not fair politics," Gowramma said.
In fact, the Income Tax officials also raided Gowramma at her farm house at Kodihalli near Kananakapura from 8 am to 2.30 am between Wednesday and Thursday. She said "I was not aware of they were. They came to my house and said they want to talk to me. I let them inside. They spoke to me cordially and said they are government officials. Till they took my signatures on some papers, they did not reveal that they were there to raid my house." She told the television channel that she did not prevent them from discharging their duties. The officials verified various documents found at her house till Thursday early morning.
Gowramma further said that "My sons have worked hard and earned fame and money in the society. They will not be perturbed by this developments. They will overcome this too," Gowramma told the channel.
