He cited "dedicat[ing himself] for the cause of the State and Kannada language" as the reason for the quitting.
hiː sˈaɪɾᵻd "dˈɛdɪkˌæt ˈɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf fɚðə kˈɔːz ʌvðə stˈeɪt ænd kˈɑːnədə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ" æz ðə ɹˈiːzən fɚðə kwˈɪɾɪŋ.