Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha appeals for Karnataka Ratna for Bheemanna Khandre

The Shivamogga unit of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha has adopted a resolution appealing to the State government to confer the Karnataka Ratna posthumously on Bheemanna Khandre.

Mahasabha district president Rudramuni N. Sajjan moved the resolution at a programme held here on Sunday, and the gathering supported it.

Khandre was one of the prominent public figures of the Kalyana Karnataka region. He took part in the freedom struggle and in the movement for the unification of the State. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, and also served as a Minister.

Besides politics, he was involved in institution-building and served as president of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha. He passed away on January 16 this year.