NEW DELHI: Supreme Court advocate Rakesh Kishore who allegedly attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai during court proceedings on Monday, has claimed that he acted under divine direction. Speaking after a day after the incident, the 71-year-old advocate said, “The Almighty made it happen, I only did what happened; I had no role in it, I don’t do such things. I was just a witness; what happened, happened.” Kishore went on to add that his actions carried “a hidden message”, referring to remarks made by the CJI during a September 16 hearing. “On September 16, in the Supreme Court hearing of a PIL, CJI Gavai made fun of Sanatan Dharma by mocking the idol. I don’t know who filed that PIL or who the petitioner was, but at that time he joked about the idol,” Ki

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