Mangaluru: MP Brijesh Chowta swears oath in the name of Tulu Nadu’s Daivas

Team Udayavani, Jun 24, 2024, 7:46 PM IST

Mangaluru: Capt. Brijesh Chowta, the newly elected Member of Parliament for the Dakshina Kannada constituency, took his oath on Monday.

What stood out in his swearing-in ceremony was his invocation of the deities (Daivas) of Tulu Nadu.

On Monday, Captain Brijesh Chowta was sworn in as a member of the Lok Sabha. Speaking in Kannada, he said, “I, Captain Brijesh Chowta, having been elected as a member of the Lok Sabha, swear in the name of the Daiva deities of Tulu Nadu that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as established by law, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, and that I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter.”

He concluded his oath with the Tulu phrase “Maateregla Solmelu,” acknowledging and thanking the Parliament.

“ನಾನು ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ ಬ್ರಿಜೇಶ್ ಚೌಟ ಲೋಕಸಭೆಯ ಸದಸ್ಯನಾಗಿ ಚುನಾಯಿತನಾದವನಾಗಿ ಕಾನೂನಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾದ ಭಾರತದ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಜವಾದ ಶ್ರದ್ದೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತೇನೆಂದೂ, ಭಾರತದ ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮತ್ವವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಅಖಂಡತೆಯನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತೇನೆಂದೂ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು ಈಗ ವಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿರುವ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು… pic.twitter.com/cpKuuuvOvs

— Captain Brijesh Chowta ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ ಬ್ರಿಜೇಶ್ ಚೌಟ (@CaptBrijesh) June 24, 2024