Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (HB)

Udupi, Oct 9: Thousands of mourners today paid their last respects to the Padma Bhushan
awardee, M V Kamath. He was the former editor of ‘The Illustrated Weekly of India’ and former Chairman of Prasar Bharati Board. He passed away on Thursday morning.

Last religious rites of M V Kamath will be performed later in the evening at Beedengudde burial ground in Udupi.

His dead body was kept for public viewing at Ravindra Kala Mantap in MGM College, Udupi. At 4 pm, the dead body was taken to his ancestral house in Kadabettu, Brahmagiri, Udupi.

The members of different political parties came to pay their last repect to the legend.

District in-charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, paid his last respect in Kadbettu. He said "Death of renowned journalist M V Kamath is a great loss to the society. He is a famous writer who has worked for many national newspapers. He made our district proud with his work. His death is a huge loss to our nation."

Shobha Karandlaje , MP of Udupi Chikmangalur constituency and Pramod Madhwaraj, Udupi MLA, have sent their condolences through message.

The students of Manipal institution paid a tribute by remembering their best moments with him.

Youth Congress leader Amrith Shenoy, Ex Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, SP Rajendra Prasad, ACP Annamalai and H S Ballal paid their last respect to M V Kamath.