Mangaluru: Viral audio against Dr. Kakkilaya is not mine, says Journalist Vicky Nanjappa
Mangaluru: Journalist Vicky Nanjappa on Friday denied his links to the viral audio clip on social media platforms against Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya in the wake of a recent mask incident in a supermarket in the city.
A video clip of Dr. Kakkilalya arguing with the store owner without wearing a mask, when the store owner asked him to wear a mask. A case against Dr. Kakkilya was also registered in this regard.
On Wednesday night, an audio clip went viral across social media purported to be a conversation with the store owner. In the audio clip, the person can be heard abusing Dr. Kakkilaya and was provoking the store owner that he should’ve physically assaulted the doctor for arguing.
The audio clip went viral claiming to be that of Journalist Vicky Nanjappa. Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Nanjappa denied the audio to clip to be his and added that he came to know about Dr. Kakkilalya’s incident only through a newspaper and has no links whatsoever to any of its developments.
Earlier, the same audio clip was being circulated claiming to be that of advocate Rajesh Kudva, the claim was played down before circulating the audio using Nanjappa’s name.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
