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Former union minister last rites performed

Last Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 21:13
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Belgaum (Karna): The last rites of former Union Minister B Shankaranand were performed here on Saturday at Kanagala village.

The 84-year-old former minister, who passed away yesterday, was buried next to his wife Kamaladevi's 'Samadhi'.

The last rites were performed by his sons Omprakash Kanagala, a former Karnataka Minister and Pradip Kanagala.

Union Minister of State for Railways, K H Muniyappa, Karnataka Minister for Horticulture, KPCC president R V Deshpande, BJP MPs Suresh Angadi and Ramesh Katti were among those present.

A seven time Lok Sabha MP from Chikkodi Reserved constituency, Shankaranand had served in the ministries headed by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao.

He also headed the Parliamentary Committee that probed the controversial Bofors issue.

Bureau Report

First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 21:13

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