Devotees held up due to Karnataka CM’s temple visit protest by throwing slipper

Thousands of devotees, particularly women, who had already been waiting in long queues for several hours, became furious over the delay.

HASSAN: An unusual incident occurred when chief minister DK Shivakumar visited the Hasanamba temple along with his wife on Sunday afternoon.At around 12 noon, the chief minister entered the sanctum sanctorum and performed special prayers for some time.

Meanwhile, the entry of devotees through the general darshan queue was temporarily stopped until the CM completed his visit.Thousands of devotees, particularly women, who had already been waiting in long queues for several hours, became furious over the delay.

Their anger intensified when visuals of the chief minister sitting inside the sanctum were telecast on a television screen installed near the queue. Watching the visuals, several women openly criticised the CM, questioning why devotees were being made to suffer.“People elect a chief minister to protect their interests, not to cause them hardship,” one woman reportedly remarked. Several other devotees in the queue supported her criticism.

In a fit of anger, some devotees even removed their slippers and threw them at the television screen displaying the chief minister’s visuals. The incident has now gone viral on social media following the chief minister’s temple visit.