'Wonder if someone did black magic on Siddaramaiah': Rajanna has an occult theory for CM's 'helplessness'

Bengaluru: Senior Congress lawmaker K N Rajanna on Tuesday claimed ‘black magic’ may have left Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah politically helpless.

Rajanna said this while building on his earlier statement lamenting Siddaramaiah’s “helplessness” and not standing up for his party loyalists who have faced action.

“Sometimes I wonder if someone has done black magic on (Siddaramaiah). I’m investigating it,” Rajanna said.

When pointed out that Siddaramaiah was an atheist, Rajanna said, “When trouble comes, it won’t spare an atheist or a believer. I don’t believe in black magic, but it’s possible.”

He also noted that ‘black magic’ was rampant in Kerala.

The Madhugiri MLA, who was sacked from the Cabinet last year apparently for speaking out of turn, said he noticed ‘black magic’ attempts on him, too.

“Everytime I contested an election, I found yellow water, lemons with nails, tied to a thread near my old house in Kyathasandra,” Rajanna said. “I didn’t believe in all that. And, I didn’t lose an election because of this.”