Seeking cooperation of Kuvempu’s family to set up museum: Minister

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Shivaraj Tangadagi

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Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi connected Friday said that the authorities was seeking practice from the household members of Kannada writer Kuvempu to person his residence successful Mysuru to a museum.

The Minister told the Legislative Council that the authorities was funny successful converting Kuvempu’s residence into a museum. “Recently, I met the household members seeking their cooperation. They person laid down conditions, which are significant. I volition person to sermon the contented with the Chief Minister.”

Responding to a question from BJP subordinate Prathapsimha Nayak, helium said that the connection to person the residence to a depository had travel successful the 2018-2019 Budget proposal, but was stuck. “Initially, the household asked for ₹5 crore, which aboriginal went up to ₹10 crore. The terms quoted during the BJP authorities was astir ₹15 crore. There are much conditions now.”

Pointing retired astatine the government’s inaugural to person the residence of erstwhile Chief Minister S. Nijalingappa into a museum, helium said, “The full household members came unneurotic and are cooperating with the government. The substance has been settled astatine ₹5 crore. I went to the household of Kuvempu seeking a akin cooperation.”

Published - January 30, 2026 07:57 p.m. IST

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