Senior Yakshagana artiste Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar passes away at 60
Mangaluru: Senior Yakshagana artiste Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar passed away at a hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday, July 20. He was 60 years old and had been unwell for some time. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter, reported The Hindu.
A popular ‘bannada veshadhari’ of the Tenkuthittu school of Yakshagana, he performed in several Yakshagana melas, including those of Kateel, Dharmasthala, Hosanagara, Edneer, and Hanumagiri. His last performance was with the Hanumagiri troupe, after which he had recently announced his retirement.
A resident of Hokkadigoli near Siddakatte in Bantwal taluk, Shettigar was well-known for playing characters such as Mahishasura, Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Yama, Shurpanakha, Varaha, Matsyagandha, Rudra Bheema, Veerabhadra, Tataki and many others.
He had received several honours during his career, including the Yakshamangala Award from the P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai Yakshagana Study Centre at Mangalore University. Other recognitions included the Udupi Yakshagana Kalaranga Award, Sri Rama Vitala Award, Kateel Gopalakrishna Asranna Award, and Keelaru Gopalakrishna Award.
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
