Siddaramaiah Opens 'Cursed' Door To Enter His Chamber in Vidhana Soudha After 4 Years

For years, the 'inauspicious' south door of the Chief Minister's office in Vidhana Soudha remained shut but on Saturday Chief Minister Siddaramaiah forced open a 'cursed door' to his chamber to set a bold example.

The Chief Minister, who arrived at the Vidhana Soudha to hold a meeting with senior officials regarding Anna Bhagya scheme, had noticed the 'south-facing' door closed.

The 'south-facing' door, considered inauspicious by the assembly staff, had been closed for the last 4 years. Earlier, the 'cursed door', was permanently locked in 1998 after the then Chief Minister J.H. Patel lost the polls.

Siddaramaiah stood right in front of the door for a while and then directed the officials open it. After entering his office, he explained his interpretation of 'Vaastu.' ''A good Vaastu is the one where you get a healthy mind, clean heart and concern for people. It should have natural light and fresh air coming in,'' the Chief Minister said.

According to an official, no other Chief Minister in the past had ever dared opening the south door.

''To my knowledge, no chief minister had ever opened this door considering it inauspicious which can spell a doom on them and their political career,'' the official told PTI.

The opening of the south door happened on Saturday, a day belonging to Saturn which is feared as a planet bringing misery in life, he added.