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Alva’s Education Foundation president M. Mohan Alva, connected Saturday, said socialist person Mani Gopala has maintained a cleanable representation passim his governmental beingness by warring for truth, justness and righteousness.
He was speaking aft releasing “Naanu Mani Gopala,” an autobiography by the person successful Kundapura, organised by Udupi District and Kundapura Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishad.
Dr. Alva said Mr. Gopala was with the communal antheral and fought for the mediocre arsenic good arsenic toddy tappers. One should person abundant courageousness and condemnation to undertake specified fights. He has been an icon of Kundapura, Dr. Alva remarked.
Kundapura MLA A. Kiran Kumar Kodgi said his household has had a agelong relation with Mr. Gopala. Though belonging to antithetic governmental ideologies, they person been maintaining a cordial relationship. Mr. Gopala had each the virtues to go an MLA, but did not person the ‘Yoga,’ the MLA remarked, adding helium has been an “Ajathashatru”.
Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary said Mr. Gopala became the dependable of the voiceless. When toddy tapping was banned, helium fought with conviction, supporting the tappers, who did not adjacent cognize however to enactment their signature. Because of the agitation led by Mr. Gopala, the past Chief Minister S. Bangarappa withdrew the prohibition successful his archetypal Cabinet meeting, Mr. Poojary recalled.
Former MP K. Jayaprakash Hegde said Mr. Gopala, who has been with people, should person been successful the legislature.
Mr. Gopala recalled that Late A.G. Kodgi and B. Appanna Hegde were the doyens of authorities successful Kundapura erstwhile helium entered politics. The socialist question was not precise beardown astatine that time, pursuing which helium had to look defeats successful Legislative Assembly elections, helium said.
Mani Gopala and Girija Gopala couple, were felicitated connected the occasion. Former Byndoor MLA K. Gopal Poojary, District Parishad president Neelavara Surendra Adiga, autobiography writer Keshava Sasihithlu, and others were present.
