Speaking to reporters, Srinivas said, “I will join the Congress after my resignation is accepted by the party. Deve Gowda treated me like a son. I worked under his and his son Kumaraswamy’s leadership. Deve Gowda gave a lot of support and encouragement like a son. Kumaraswamy has also taken care of me like a brother, but I don’t know why I was expelled. I am resigning from the party with a heavy heart”.
“In October 2021, H D Kumaraswamy announced a fresh candidate for Gubbi. Since then, the distance between me and Kumaraswamy has grown. They blamed me for no reason. They pointed at me saying that I was the main reason for Deve Gowda’s defeat. But I never betrayed the party”, said S R Srinivas.
He further added, “I had an emotional connection with Kumaraswamy. But he officially announced a fresh candidate for Gubbi Assembly constituency though I was not ready to leave the party. They accused me of cross voting, then expelled me from the party. I would like to thank all the MLAs of the JD(S) party who have cooperated with me so far”.
Expressing sadness, S R Srinivas said, “We worked together like family members. Kumaraswamy had taken care of me for 20 years. Revanna has also supported my development work and asked what I need for my constituency”.