Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar dies, condolences pour in
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar died in the early hours of Sunday after a prolonged illness, a medical bulletin said.
He was 66.
The planning and statistics minister breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences here. He had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months.
"Honourable Minister Mr Sudhakar D, 66 yrs old, was declared dead at 3.15 am on 10.05.2026 in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Electronic City," Dr R Chinnadurai, Medical Director of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, said in the bulletin.
Sudhakar was a senior Congress leader and the MLA from Hiriyur in Chitradurga district.
Mourning his demise, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he was saddened to hear about Sudhakar’s death. He said when he met him in the hospital, he felt he would recover.
"Sudhakar was a person with immense concern and commitment towards public service. Such a person should have remained among the people for many more years. Despite the continuous efforts of doctors and the prayers of all of us, Sudhakar has left us today. This is an extremely painful moment," Siddaramaiah said in a post on 'X'.
Condoling his death, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said Sudhakar had rendered exemplary public service in a people-friendly manner.
In a post on 'X', Sudhakar said, "I pray that God grant eternal peace to D Sudhakar and give strength to his family to bear the grief. Om Shanti.”
Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, too expressed his grief over Sudhakar’s demise.
ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಯೋಜನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಿಕ ಸಚಿವರು, ಹಿರಿಯ ನಾಯಕರು ಆಗಿದ್ದ ಡಿ.ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಅವರ ಅಕಾಲಿಕ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ದುಃಖಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಕಳೆದ ಕೆಲವು ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಖುದ್ದು ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಭೇಟಿನೀಡಿ ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವೈದ್ಯರಿಂದ… pic.twitter.com/2OO7VvWLrs
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 10, 2026
ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯದಿಂದ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಪುಟ ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿ, ನನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮೀಯ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ ಡಿ. ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಅವರು ಇಂದು ಕೊನೆಯುಸಿರೆಳೆದ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಅತೀವ ದುಃಖವನ್ನುಂಟು ಮಾಡಿದೆ.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) May 10, 2026
ಹಿರಿಯೂರು ಶಾಸಕರು, ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರು ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಯೋಜನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಿಕ ಸಚಿವರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಡಿ. ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಅವರು ಜನಪರ ಕಾಳಜಿಯುಳ್ಳ… pic.twitter.com/GFngq5BAYt
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಯೋಜನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಿಕ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಸಚಿವರು ಮತ್ತು ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗದ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಡಿ. ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಅವರ ನಿಧನಕ್ಕೆ ನನ್ನ ಸಂತಾಪಗಳು.
— R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) May 10, 2026
ಭಗವಂತನ ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿರಶಾಂತಿ ನೀಡಲಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬಸ್ಥರಿಗೆ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಕೊಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
ಓಂ ಶಾಂತಿ. pic.twitter.com/4Vvg3qf1Nd
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Accept Congress decision appointing V D Satheesan as Kerala CM: K C Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi (PTI): Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal on Thursday accepted the party decision to select V D Satheesan as the chief minister of Kerala and congratulated him.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Venugopal, who was one of the three persons being considered for the post, said he will provide all support to the CM and the UDF government in Kerala.
The decision comes more than 10 days after the results of the April Assembly polls in Kerala were declared.
The Congress-led UDF secured a more than two-thirds majority in the Kerala Assembly elections, but the party has been unable to decide its chief ministerial face due to lobbying by different camps and protests by workers at the ground level.
Besides, Satheesan and Venugopal, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala was also in the race for the CM post.
