Hassan, Nov 9 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's special puja at the famous Hasanamba temple here drew the ire of devotees, who allegedly had to wait for hours for darshan, with some expressing their anger by throwing footwear at an LED screen displaying visuals of him performing the ritual.
Shivakumar, accompanied by his wife, visited the temple on Sunday on the occasion of Deepavali to pay obeisance to the goddess and perform special prayers inside the sanctum sanctorum.
During his visit, the entry of devotees through the general darshan queue was allegedly temporarily stopped due to which several devotees, who had been waiting in long queues for several hours, expressed anger over the delay.
In an apparent show of anger, some devotees removed their slippers and threw them at an LED screen broadcasting visuals of the Chief Minister and his wife performing the puja.
A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
The Hasanamba temple opens only once a year for a limited period during the Deepavali festival season as part of its annual rituals and attracts large numbers of devotees.
Taking a dig at Shivakumar over the incident, the Karnataka BJP in a post on 'X' said, "This is what happened just by seeing him on the screen... Imagine what would happen if they encountered him in person!"
