Siddaramaiah, who resigned as Karnataka CM on Thursday, quoted legendary Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar in his speech. "The great actor...used to [say] 'abhimani devaru' (fans are gods)," he said, adding, "I am a politician. The Constitution is my religion. For me, [it is] 'matadara devaru' (voters are gods)." Siddaramaiah holds the record of being the longest-serving CM of Karnataka.