Disclose real cause of Madhukar Shetty’s death: Dinesh Amin Mattu
Kundapura, Jan 11: Senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu demanded the concerned authorities to disclose the real cause of senior IPS office Madhukar Shetty’s death which triggered suspicion.
Speaking at a prayer as a mark of respect to Dr K. Madhukar Shetty here on Friday, Mattu said that having more knowledge about medical science, Shetty has concerns towards his health also. There were rumours that he died due to cardiac arrest and H1N1 virus. But the real cause of his death was unknown.
Madhukar Shetty was an ideal personality than his father. It was his independent personality groomed under his father Vaddarse Raghuram Shetty. He was far away from appeasement tactics to influence his senior officers and even he was not dictating his subordinates. It was unfortunate that those who were instrumental in his transfer, were speaking about him, he said.
Retired DGP Ajay Kumar Singh said that Madhukar Shetty who was known for his honest and courage was a shining star in the police system in the country.
IGP (west) Arun Chakravarthy, Retired head constable Dayanand, Senior journalist Puttaswamy, Scientist Muthuraman, NRI Jijil Ramakrishna, Bengaluru National College professor Moulesh, Sri Rama Sene president Pramod Mutalik, leader Subba Rao, Senior IPS officer Deepika Suri, ADGP Ravindranath, Shetty’s classmates Tharakeshwar and Ivano Lobo, ASP Nandini spoke on the occasion.
Suvarna Madhukar Shetty, Daughter Samya Madhukar Shetty, Brothers Muralidhar Shetty and Sudhakar Shetty, MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi, ASP Kumar Chandra and others were present.
Constable cries
Bengaluru constable Dasharath who spoke on the occasion, literally cried recalling his experience with Madhukar Shetty. He said that Madhukar Shetty had emulated the ideologies of Gandhi, Buddha, Subhash Chandra Bose. He was not discriminating with anybody. He used to have food sitting with the constables. He has seen the love and affection of a mother in Madhukar Shetty, he said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list
New Delhi (PTI:) India's Deepavali -- the festival of light -- was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The decision was taken during a key meeting of UNESCO being hosted at the Red Fort in Delhi.
This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
The 20th session of the panel is underway from December 8 to 13 at the Red Fort.
Chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as UNESCO announced that the Deepavali festival has been added to the coveted list.
India currently has 15 elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and these include the Kumbh Mela, Durga Puja of Kolkata, Garba dance of Gujarat, yoga, the tradition of Vedic chanting and Ramlila - the traditional performance of the epic 'Ramayana'.
