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Kudmul Ranga Rao remembered on his 166th birth anniversary
D. Vedavyasa Kamath, MLA for Mangaluru City South, Capt. Brijesh Chowta, MP for Dakshina Kannada, and others paid tributes to Kudmul Ranga Rao on his 166th birth anniversary on Sunday. The event was organised at the Kudmul Ranga Rao Memorial in Babugudda here by the Kudmul Ranga Rao Educational Trust and the BJP City South wing.
Speaking at the memorial, Mr. Kamath said that born in a Gowda Saraswath family, Rao dedicated his life to the welfare of the oppressed classes. He established educational institutions with the aim of educating the Dalits and integrating them into mainstream society.
Mr. Kamath said that the Mangaluru City Corporation celebrated his birth anniversary through the district administration when the BJP was in charge of the civic body. He alleged that the MCC administrator, under the Congress government, did not arrange the celebrations. The MLA said many Dalits have decried the attitude of the Congress government in not remembering the personality who worked for their welfare. The government has even stalled the approved memorial upgradation work at an estimated cost of ₹3.5 crore, he alleged.
Trust president B.R. Hrudayanath, social worker Vadiraj, BJP district president Satish Kumpala and others were present.
