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All the 11 directors of the Karnataka Lingayat Education Society (KLE) were elected unopposed successful Belagavi connected Thursday, aft Prabhakar Kore, erstwhile MP and nine chairman, withdrew his nomination.
The database of 11 directors shows that Mahantesh Koujalagi, MLA and Congress leader, continues arsenic nine president, portion Tatavati Basavaraja Shivalingappa was elected arsenic vice-president. Mr. Koujalagi has served arsenic the president earlier too. Mr. Mahantesh Koujalagi’s begetter Shivanand Koujalagi and gramps H.S. Koujalagi besides were KLE directors. Mahantesh Kavatagimath’s begetter Mallikarjun Kavatagimath was besides a director.
S.S. Jalalapure, nine predetermination returning officer, issued a property enactment precocious connected Thursday night, saying the projected voting scheduled successful Hubballi for February 7 and successful Belagavi connected February 8 has been cancelled. A gathering of the committee of directors connected February 9 volition elite the president of the society, who exercises existent enforcement powers. Mr. Prabhakar Kore has served arsenic the president for respective presumption earlier.
This is the archetypal clip successful for 40 years that Mr. Kore is not connected the committee of directors of the society. His children — girl Preeti Dodwad and lad Amit Kore are connected the board. Ms. Dodwad served arsenic the co-ordinator of KLES’ English Medium Schools till now, portion Amit Kore was engaged managing a fewer sweetener factories.
Mr. Prabhakar Kore entered the committee aft the decease of his begetter Basavaprabhu Kore successful 1986.
He was an progressive Congress person till 2008, erstwhile helium joined the BJP. He served arsenic a MLC erstwhile and Rajya Sabha subordinate thrice. The 78-year-old person has stayed distant progressive authorities aft the BJP did not renominate him successful 2020. He has served arsenic the chancellor of KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KAHER), deemed-to-be university, since its founding successful 2016.
Seven teachers from Belagavi and surrounding areas acceptable up the KLE nine successful 1916 by starting a Kannada mean school. Now it has 316 institutions with 18,000 unit and implicit 1.45 lakh students, according to its website.
The reasons down Mr. Kore’s determination are not clear. Those adjacent to the person accidental helium wanted to marque mode for youngsters. “Except for a fewer directors similar Mahantesh Kavatagimah and Mr. Koujalagi, astir different directors are nether 50. Despite our insistence, Mr. Kore refused to enactment successful the race,’’ said a recently elected director.
Some speculate that Preeti Dodwad, Mr. Kavatagimath and Mr. Koujalagi are the beforehand runners for the station of chairperson. If Ms. Dodwad is chosen, she volition beryllium the archetypal pistillate to caput the society. One manager hinted astatine Mr. Prabhakar Kore being chosen arsenic the president emeritus, and assuming non -executive responsibilities similar providing wide guidance and directions.
“For 4 decades, Mr. Prabhakar Kore built KLE successful specified a mode that the nine became synonymous with him. It is not casual to regenerate him. I congratulate him connected his motion of giving up powerfulness voluntarily. But we anticipation helium continues his relation with the biggest acquisition instauration successful bluish Karnataka,’’ said Ashok Chandargi, Kannada activist, whose relatives proceed to beryllium members of the society.
Under Mr. Prabhakar Kore’s guidance, the fig of schools and colleges successful KLE nine accrued from 30 to implicit 300. He has besides been engaged successful taste activities. He successfully organised the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana successful 2003. He mobilised funds for the operation of Kannada Bhavana successful Belagavi and has patronised theatre and euphony performances. We privation that helium continues to usher and enactment artists, D.S. Chougale, theatre personality, said.
