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Farmer leader, MLA Puttannaiah dies at 69


Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Feb 19, 2018: Melkote MLA and farmer leader K S Puttannaiah died of a heart attack late on Sunday. He was 69.


K S PuttannaiaPuttannaiah was watching a Pro Kabbadi match at Visvesvaraya Stadium, Mandya, when he complained of uneasiness. He was taken to Mandya Institute of Medical Science where died during treatment around 10.45pm.


A leader of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and associate of farmer leader M D Nanjundaswamy, Puttanniah was later associated with the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (Hasiru Sene).


He was elected to the assembly in 1994 from Pandavapura, Mandya, as an independent. In 2013, he was re-elected from Melkote constituency as a candidate of Sarvodaya Party led by Dalit writer Devanuru Mahadeva.


Courtesy: Timesofindia


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