Mangaluru: Magnum founder Sudhir Ghate dies at 64
Mangaluru (Press release): Sudhir P. Ghate, Chairman of Magnum Intergrafiks, reputed advertising Agency of Mangaluru passed away this morning due to health complications. He was 64.
Having started his career in the office of a Chartered Accountant, he Founded Magnum Intergrafiks Pvt. Ltd, which went on to become a nationally known institution in the field of public relations and advertising. With almost 20 branches across India and more than 500 executives and designers on its rolls the company was a training ground for many a youngster seeking to make a career in advertising and public relations.
Sudhir Ghate was active in politics too and was General Secretary of BJP State Yuva Morcha in 1995. He also served as the Chairman of Public Relations Society of India. Mangalore Chapter. Having worked alongside leaders of the BJP such as former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Union Council Ministers LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Sushma Swaraj, Ghate was trained in social service by his father Prabhakar Ghate, Chief Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha and mother Sharada Ghate, a hindi language college teacher. He leaves behind his wife and two children.
Dattatreya Hosabale, General. Sec., Mukund, Joint Sec., Sanghachalaka Vaman Shenoy, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, Dama Ravindra, Gopal Chettiar, Sunil Achar and MB Puranik of RSS, Sunil Deodhar, National sec, BJP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, DK, Kota Srinivas Poojary and Angara, Ministers, Karnataka, Ganesh Karnik, Chief Spokesperson, BJP, Ravishankar Mijar, Chairman, MUDA, Mahabaleshwara Bhat, MD, Karnataka Bank, Vedavyas Kamath, Bharath Shetty, Rajesh Naik, Sanjeev Matandoor, Umanath Kotian and Pratap Simha Nayak, legislators, Nagaraj Shetty and Anna Vinayachandra, Former Ministers, Karnataka, Shakuntala Shetty, Balakrishna Bhat and Monappa Bhandary, former MLCs, Bhaskar Moily and Praveen, former mayors, MCC, Sudarshan, President, BJP(DK), Vishwanath Shetty of BMS, Dharmaraj, architect, Harshad, MD, Mohtisham, Sanjay Prabhu, MD, Tarjani Communications Pvt. Ltd, Nilesh Kumar, Sudhir Shetty, Gaurav Hegde, SM Kamath, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Sandhya Pai, Vijay Sankeshwara, Chairman, VRL, Vinaya Hedge, Dr M. Mohan Alva, Krishna J Palema and Manjunatha Bhandary expressed their condolences.
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Unidentified men set fire to TVK campaign office near Srirangam
Tiruchirapalli (PTI): A campaign office of the actor Vijay-led TVK was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Srirangam in the early hours of Friday, police said.
According to the police, the damage is minimal. Fire had engulfed the thatched roof providing shade at the entrance of the building that served as the party’s election office for the Srirangam constituency.
While on social media, a CCTV footage of two unidentified men fleeing on motorbike is being circulated as the culprits, police said the video footage is yet to be verified.
Based on a complaint lodged by TVK, the Pettaivaithalai Police have registered a case and initiated a search for the perpetrators.
திருவரங்கம் தொகுதியில் த.வெ.க வேட்பாளரின் தேர்தல் அலுவலகம் மர்ம நபர்களால் தீவைக்கப்பட்டு சேதப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. @TNelectionsCEO @ECISVEEP#TVKVijay #தமிழகவெற்றிக்கழகம் pic.twitter.com/ImDZfTkuAq
— Thanjavur_District_Head (TVK) (@TVK_Thanjai) May 1, 2026
