Partially.

[ He defied and overturned Etro -- a goddess. But he cannot claim being responsible for the fall of Bhunivelze. ]

You could call the fall of gods and goddesses themselves the result of a group effort. Though, in some respects, the group effort wasn't always so organized.

[ There's a bit of dryness to his tone here. But he's serious.

All in all, he is mentioning it on purpose, yes. Because of the parallels. ]