The protester accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (pictured) of doing nothing to help his community

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s security staff threw a panic on Sunday when a drunk man lobbed a ‘bomb’ at him at an indoor auditorium in Bengaluru.

Fortunately for the minister, the missile turned out be a packet containing flowers and chocolates.

The incident took place around noon when Siddaramaiah was addressing an event organised by a cultural group, Udayabhanu Kannada Kala Sangha, at the Raveendra Kalashetra auditorium on JC Road.

As Siddaramaiah was delivering his speech, a man sitting in the balcony of the auditorium stood up and raised slogans against the CM.

“You have done nothing to my community… Your contributions are nil,” he shouted. Siddaramaiah then asked him which he community he belonged to.

However, the man surprised everyone by hurling a packet towards the dais and shouting: “I am throwing this bomb at you.”

Immediately, people sitting next to the man overpowered him and beat him up.

The word ‘bomb’ created chaos in the auditorium, but the fear dissipated when the packet hit the dais and burst open, spilling out flowers and chocolates.

Siddaramaiah and other dignitaries on stage were stunned with the turn of events. However, Siddaramaiah regained his composure and continued speaking.

The police took the man into custody and he has been identified as BH Prasad, a Bengaluru resident.

The police are verifying his background and the motive for interrupting the CM’s speech. They have also registered a case against him.

Siddaramaiah refused to blame the police for the laxity in security.

“This is a public auditorium… Anyone is free to walk in and participate in this event. They cannot monitor everyone. Besides, this is a democratic set-up and we have people who are open to dissent. This is part of our system,” he added.