Bangalore Sept 22, 2007: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal(S) national president H D Deve Gowda strongly believed that the Adams or Ram Sethu was not a natural formation but 'Divine made.' Bridge

Talking to newspersons after releasing the manifesto of the party for the coming urban local bodies polls here today, Mr Gowda said he considers Lord Rama as an 'Avathara Purusha.'

Dismissing the notion that Ram Sethu was a natural formation, he said according to him Lord Rama was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who fought against evil forces and protected innocent and peace loving people.

''I will not resort to speak lightly on Lord Rama,'' Mr Gowda quipped.

Referring to the burning of a Tamil Nadu bus in which two persons were charred to death and the attack on the house of Selvi, daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, in the city following his remarks on Lord Rama, Mr Gowda demanded that stern action should be taken against the miscreants.

UNI