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Ex-mayor Sudhir Shetty builds house worth Rs 12 lakhs for poor family


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Mangaluru, January 6, 2025: A new house Keshava Sadana constructed by former mayor Sudhir Shetty Kannur at his own cost for a poor couple near Vivekanagar in Kodialbail ward, was inaugurated with a formal house warming ceremony on Sunday.


Mayor Sudhir Shetty


Mayor Sudhir Shetty


The 50 year old tiled house of Ganesh had collapsed during heavy rains in 2024. The poor couple with 4 kids were distraught following which the then Mayor Sudhir Shetty had promised to build a house.

He kept his words and constructed the house at a cost of Rs 12 lakhs. This is the fifth house constructed by Sudhir Shetty free of cost.

Former minister Krishna J Palemar, RSS leader Dr Vaman Shenoy, Mayor Manoj Kumar, Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath and others were present.