Bengaluru, Nov. 30 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday responded to Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy's comments on Vokkaliga seers supporting him for the Chief Minister's post.

He said Kumaraswamy doesn't take support from anyone and has never used his community or seers for personal gain.

"Kumaraswamy is a big leader; he doesn't need any support. He has never used the Vokkaliga community, Sangha and seers," the DCM said while speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence.

Shivakumar also questioned Kumaraswamy's knowledge of the Vokkaliga mutt and its history, highlighting the role of Vokkaliga seers during Deve Gowda's tenure as chief minister.

"Kumaranna doesn't even know how the Vokkaliga mutt came to b...