Karnataka-Kerala connection: Reason to cheer for people of Tumari in Sagar as Vishnunadh inducted into V.D. Satheesan cabinet

The oath-taking ceremony of Kerala’s caller Congress cabinet, led by V.D. Satheesan, has fixed the radical of Tumari, a tiny land surrounded by the Sharavathi backwaters successful Sagar taluk, a crushed to cheer.

P.C. Vishnunadh, inducted into the cabinet, is joined to Ha.Ma. Kanaka, a Kannada writer and autochthonal of Haalkere colony successful Tumari Gram Panchayat. The 2 met astatine an lawsuit to people the 75th day of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March successful Gujarat successful 2005 and joined 2 years later. Kanaka has been known arsenic a writer and a theatre personality. She has been actively progressive successful organising the PAMPA literate festival successful Kerala.

Vishnunadh, a four-time MLA, has represented Chenganur doubly and has won from Kundara successful Kollam territory successful the past 2 elections. He came to authorities with nary household inheritance successful the field, uncovering his footing during his assemblage days. “Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy spotted his imaginable and mentored him done his aboriginal governmental career,” said Raghu Haalkere, the minister’s brother-in-law.

Vishnunadh visits Haalkere regularly with his woman and girl Annapurneshwari. Raghu organises an yearly three-day literate lawsuit astatine Tumari successful representation of his precocious begetter Ha.Ma. Bhat, a socialist and literate fig of the region. The MLA does not miss the programme.

Those adjacent to Vishnunadh talk of his simplicity with admiration. “Despite being a four-time MLA, helium does not ain a location — his household lives successful a rented home. His begetter was a h2o metre scholar and continued successful that occupation adjacent aft his lad became a legislator,” said Raghu.