Hassan, Sept. 15 -- Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday launched a sharp counter-attack against his political rivals, vowing to expose high-level irregularities and multi-thousand-crore scams backed by documentary evidence.

Addressing the media after visiting his mother's memorial at the Sri Ranganathaswamy shrine in Mavinakere Hill, Holenarasipura taluk, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader asserted that he would not be intimidated or provoked by dismissive remarks from opponents.

"I have come to the shrine of Sri Ranganathaswamy. I visited my mother's memorial and sought her blessings before coming here. I was on a tour of the United States and returned just the other day. Before leaving for the US, I had raised several issues. I had ...