“I knew about the raids yesterday (Monday) itself. Let there be raids even on the friends of my son and on my house. Once for all the rumours will be scotched. Let the truth come out,” he told reporters here.

Yeddyurappa said the resignation of Lokayukta Shivaraj Patil does not augur well for the high position of Lokayukta. No respectable person will come forward to hold such high posts, he added.