K.R. Nagar :

The last rites of former Minister S. Nanjappa, who passed away at K.R. Nagar on Sunday night, was carried out with State honours at Kantenahalli burial ground in the outskirts of the town yesterday.

Nanjappa, who was elected three times as MLA, had served as Food & Civil Supplies Minister in the Janata Dal Government headed by H.D. Deve Gowda.

Schools and colleges and shops and commercial establishments in the town were shut down yesterday as a mark of respect to the departed leader.

Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda paid his last respects to S. Nanjappa.

Former Minister and MLA H.D. Revanna, MLAs A. Manju, S.R. Mahesh, G.T. Devegowda, Vasu, S. Chikkamadhu and D.C. Thammanna, former MLA C.S. Puttaraju, former MLC Thontadarya, former Speaker Krishna, ZP President Koorgalli Mahadev, Congress leaders Amit Devarahatti, Doddaswamygowda and others were among the political leaders who paid their last respects.

University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa, was among the other dignitaries who had a last glimpse of the departed leader.

As MP H. Vishwanath is away in New Delhi, his Personal Assostamt Nataraj paid last tributes on his behalf.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 28th, 2014