Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa struck an emotional chord with his supporters on Friday as he was all set to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and sever his 40-year-old ties with it.
A teary-eyed Yeddyurappa told the media gathered outside his residence in Bangalore that it was the saddest day of his life to quit a party he had built in the first place.
Yeddyurappa, who has complained of betrayal by the BJP leadership, said at his Dollar's Colony residence on Friday morning, "I am sad, but some things had to be done. I have been made to feel unwanted in my own party."
Yeddyurappa will address a gathering at the Freedom Park in Bangalore at 10.30 am, following which he will lead a rally to the Vidhan Soudha where he will tender his resignation to the Speaker of the House.
Yeddyurappa has been surrounded by his loyalists and has also been visiting temples in his trademark style before he heads out to address the rally. The former CM also said that he has asked all MLA's of the BJP to stay away from the rally.
"I have no intention of pulling down the government and (Karnataka CM)
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