Kannada film producer K C N Chandrashekar passes away at 69
Bengaluru, Jun 14: Noted Kannada film producer K C N Chandrashekar who gave many blockbuster movies including 'Babruvahana' died at a private hospital, family sources said.
He was 69.
The film producer was suffering from age related ailments for quite some time and died on Sunday night, they added.
Chandrashekar was very much inspired by his father K C Nanjunde Gowda and made more than 50 movies leaving a lasting impact on the viewers.
Some of his prominent movies are 'Babruvahana', 'Huliya Haalina Mevu', 'Bhakta Gnanadeva', 'Dharmayuddha' and 'Thaayi'.
The veteran producer had also served as the president of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) and South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC).
Condoling Chandrashekar's demise, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said in his death the Kannada film industry has lost a great film-maker.
He prayed for his soul to rest in peace.
ಹಿರಿಯ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಕೆ.ಸಿ.ಎನ್.ಚಂದ್ರುರವರ ನಿಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSYBJP ತೀವ್ರ ಸಂತಾಪ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಂತಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೃತರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ ದೊರಕಲಿ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬವರಿಗೆ ದುಃಖ ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ದೇವರು ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
