'No post is permanent': Karnataka CM triggers speculations of his exit

Bengaluru, December 20: Triggering speculation of his exit, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday, in an emotional address, said, "Nothing is permanent not even life."  It should be noted that Bommai took over as Chief Minister on July 28 after BS Yediyurappa resigned on the day he completed two years in office.

 

 

At the unveiling of a statue of Kittur Rani Chennamma, the 19th century queen of Kittur in Belagavi district, he stated that he has remained the same person throughout, Bommai said, "Positions and power come and go...but I have remained the same Basavaraja Bommai."

 

 

 

"Nothing is permanent, this life is not permanent, we do not know how long we will live. In such a situation, all the posts of power are also not permanent. We have to be aware of this constantly," Bommai said.

 

In an expression of gratitude to the people of his constituency, Bommai said he is only 'Basavaraj' for them and not the Chief Minister. "It is your blessings that I am Chief Minister at present. I was Home Minister, Irrigation Minister, and then CM. The position is not permanent, but I remain the same. You have fed me, you have shown unconditional love. I don't have any more wishes. My wish is to keep this love forever," he added.

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