Mandya: Former MLA Dr. HD Chowdaiah passes away at 94
Mandya: Former Karnataka MLA from Keragodu in Mandya district, Dr. HD Chowdaiah passed away on late Tuesday night due to age-related health issues.
The four-time MLA and one-time MLC is survived by two sons, three daughters, and a legion of friends and relatives.
Dr. Chowdaiah of Holalu village in Keragodu Taluk is hailed for his contributions in the field of Cooperation, Education, Rural Development, and Sports.
He began serving as the Taluk Board President in 1960 and served on the board till 1968, before becoming the president of the district co-operative bank. He was been elected from the Janata party in 1978 for the Vidhana Sabha election. He contested against his political teacher K. V . Shankergowda on behalf of the Congress party and won the elections in 1983. He became an MLA once again contesting from the Congress party in 1985. He contested as an independent candidate and secured victory during the elections in 1999. Later, he was elected as a member of the Vidhana Parishad from the Congress party in 1991. The Keragodu constituency later merged with the Mandya constituency in 2008.
Arrangements have been made in Holalu village for public viewing of the late leader’s mortal remains. The sources in the family have revealed that the final rites of the deceased will be conducted on Wednesday evening.
Siddaramaiah expresses condolence: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed condolences on the death of Dr. Chowdaiah.
Mandya’s senior statesman Dr. H. D. Chowdaiah’s passing is an extremely sad development. The 94-year-old elder, former MLA, and people’s statesman and politician Dr. Chowdaiah had been experiencing old-age-related issues. He was extremely pained after the demise of his wife. That pain aided in the deterioration of his health. He had let down my expectations of seeing him become a centenarian and left us. I pray to God that he grants the family and friends of the deceased strength to bear the loss of his death.
As a former President of the PES Trust, a brave senior co-operative, Chowdaiah was the frontline leader during the Cauvery struggles. He has served as Keragode constituency MLA four times, twice as the Parishad member, and rendered a prolonged service of 31 years as the president of the prestigious PET in Mandya. Chowdaiah was the image of Mandya’s self-respecting politician. With his demise, I have lost a close aid and well-wisher, a teary Siddaramaiah expressed.
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UAPA case: SC denies bail to ex-PFI chairman Abubacker
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail on medical grounds to former chairman of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) E Abubacker in a case registered against him under anti-terror law UAPA.
Abubacker, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during a massive crackdown on the organisation in 2022, had approached the high court after the trial court rejected his bail application.
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal said it was not inclined to release Abubacker at this stage after looking at the medical report.
According to the central anti-terror agency, the PFI, its office bearers and members hatched a criminal conspiracy to raise funds for committing acts of terror in various parts of the country and were organising camps to indoctrinate and train their cadre for this purpose.
In his plea, Abubacker claimed he is in his 70s, has Parkinson's disease, and had also undergone surgery for treatment of cancer. He contended that on merits also he was entitled to bail as the NIA has "miserably" failed to put together a case against him.
Abubacker was arrested on September 22, 2022.
The arrests were made in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Delhi and Rajasthan.
