Bengaluru :

Former Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) President Pundalika Halambi passed away at a private hospital here this morning following renal failure. He was 64.

Halambi who had taken ill was undergoing treatment at Shekar Hospital at Basavagudi here. He had undergone heart surgery recently and was recovering.

He leaves behind his wife Saroja and two sons.

The body of Halambi will be taken to his residence in Jayanagar and then will be taken to Kannada Sahitya Parishat office in Chamarajapet, where it will be kept for public viewing.

Last rites will be held at Chamrajapet Crematorium near T.R. Mills today evening.

Born in Haalaadi in Kudapura taluk in Udupi district, Pundalika Halambi was a Kannada activist and had served as the Treasurer of KSP for about 14 years before serving as the 24th President of KSP.

He had defeated Prof. Chandrashekar Patil, popularly known as Champa in literary circles, by more than 7,000 votes.

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