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Veteran Congress person and Davanagere South MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa passed away owed to multi-organ nonaccomplishment and age-related complications astatine a backstage infirmary successful Bengaluru connected Sunday (December 14, 2025) evening. He was 94.
The elder astir legislator successful Karnataka, and 1 of the elder astir successful the country, Mr. Shivashankarappa was the National president of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha and a gangly person of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
Born connected June 16, 1931, successful Davanagere, Mr. Shivashankarappa roseate from a humble inheritance to go a gangly fig successful Karnataka’s nationalist life. Over a agelong governmental career, helium near a chiseled imprint successful politics, education, manufacture and societal service, and was wide respected crossed enactment lines for his organisational abilities and wide connect.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, erstwhile Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy and Basavaraj Bommai, too respective elder governmental leaders cutting crossed enactment lines expressed condolences implicit his death.
Mr. Shivashankarappa was admitted to Sparsh Hospital successful Bengaluru connected October 23 with a lung infection. Hospital president Sharan Shivaraj Patil said the seasoned person passed distant astatine 6.28 p.m. connected Sunday (December 14) contempt sustained aesculapian care.
“He had been nether attraction astatine our infirmary for astir 45 to 50 days. He was admitted with a lung corruption and age-related complictions, pursuing which his information gradually worsened and led to multi-organ failure,” helium said.
Earlier, his lad and Horticulture and Mines and Geology Minister S.S. Mallikarjun had said that his father’s information was unchangeable and that helium was expected to beryllium discharged soon. However, his wellness worsened aboriginal on.
