Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo HASSAN (Karnataka), Jan 24 : JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said the party remained “strong” and that its silver jubilee rally here was a clear message to those who had written it off. Targeting the ruling Congress in the state, the former PM said the JD(S) continues to be a political force under the leadership of H D Kumaraswamy. Addressing a mega gathering in his home district of Hassan, Gowda said, “This event is to send a message to the whole country, and the people of the state that JD(S) is still strong.” He alleged that the ruling Congress has only held two conventions in this district in the last 2.5 years.