BA Mohidin’s autobiography ‘Nannolagina Naanu’
Nudinamana programme
Mangaluru, July 20: ‘Nannolagina Naanu’, an autobiography of former minister late BA Mohidin was released at a programme at Town Hall here on Friday.
Former vice chancellor Dr BA Viveka Rai released the autobiography and remembered Mohidin. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, former ministers MC Nanaiah, B Ramanath Rai, K Abhayachandra Jain, Minister UT Khader, MLCs Ivon D’Souza, BM Farooq, Former MLAs Vasanth Bangera, JR Lobo, Yogish Bhat, Mayor Bhaskar Moily, Yenepoya Education Institution head Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Bearys Education Institution head Syed Muhammad Beary, CPI district secretary V Kukyan, CPM district secretary K Vasanth Achari, SDPI district president Attaullah Jokatte and others were present on the occasion.
Autobiography narrator Muhammad Kulai, Mohidin’s son Asif Masood, son-in-law Ahmed Sharief, BA Muhammad Ali, Umar Teekay and others were present.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
