Bengaluru: Senior labour leader and President of the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation, Ananth Subbarao, passed away following a heart attack on Tuesday.

Ananth Subbarao was a veteran trade union leader who had been associated with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) for several decades. He had been actively fighting for the rights and welfare of workers for the last 40 years and was widely respected for his unwavering commitment to the labour movement.

It is learnt that his mortal remains have been kept at his residence in Vijayanagar, where party leaders, trade union representatives and well-wishers are expected to pay their last respects.

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