News & Pics: Daya Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Sullia (EP)
Sullia, Oct 11: Kamala, the late mother of D V Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister of Railways was instrumental in the development of D V Sadananda Gowda and his rise to such high position. She was the inspiration to bring the children up and struggled hard for their development.
Her husband had passed away when the children were young. She looked after the children well despite hardships and tried to get them good positions. When Sadananda Gowda was practicing law and became a political leader, he was living with his mother at Devaragunda. Later, when he became MLA, MP, BJP state president, chief minister and now minister of Railways, he had to remain away from his mother. Yet, he used to visit his mother at least once or twice in a month.
Though, his mother was sick a few months ago, she had recovered. “She had spoken to me for a long time when I came home last time. She had bid good bye with joy. I did not know that she will leave us so soon”, said tearful Sadanand Gowda.
He attributed his success to his mother and said, “My becoming the Railways minister and Chief Minister is the result of her hard work. I am deeply hurt by her absence”.
Speaking to media persons at Devarakunda, he said that she played a critical role for him and his brothers in politics, society and economic development.
“Our family members are shocked are grieving. The passing away of my mother and my sister Savithri Shivaram have increased the grief. The people have given me high position in the centre. I have to shoulder the responsibility in between the grief”, he said.
“I lost my father when I was in ninth standard. Our mother shouldered the responsibility of both father and mother and looked after six children. Our mother used to encourage us in all of our tasks by patting on our back. She is an example of how a mother can offer her children to society”, he added.
“She has given good education to all her children and made sure that we climbed the ladder of success. Her absence is a huge void in life”, he said.
Kamala(92) has passed away on Saturday, October 11. She breathed her last in Devarakunde house of Mundekolu gram of Sullia taluk at 2.45 am. Though she fell ill a few months ago, she had recovered. Her daughter Savithri Shivaram had passed away last Tuesday. Minister Sadananda
Gowda had arrived with his wife Dati and son Karthick at 10 am and offered his last respect and participated in the funeral. Her funeral was held at 3 pm. She has left behind children Ratnavathi, D
V Shivarama, Minister Sadananda Gowda, D V Bhaskar, D V Suresh and a large number of friends and relatives.
Former speaker K J Bopayya, Former deputy speaker Yogish Bhat, MLAs S Angara, Dr Ashwathnarayan, Former ministers Katta Subrahmanya Naidu, Krishna j Palemar, former MLAs Padmanabha Kothari, Mallika Prasad, Dakshina Kannada Panchayat president Asha Thimmappa, Kodagu district panchayat president Sherine Subbayya, vice-president Beena Bollamma, BJP state vice-president Reena Prakash, Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim, SP Dr Sharanappa, BJP district president Pratap Simha Nayak, Coorg district BJP president Suja Kushalappa,Udupi district BJP President Thingale Vikramarjuna Hegde, Coorg zilla panchayat former president Ravi Kushalappa, S N Manmatha, Krishnaprasad Madthila, Kuntikana Laxmana Gowda, Mysore Railway zone manager Raj Kumarlal, railway security commandant Dr Chennamallikarjuna, Sullia Tahshildar Srinivas Shetty, Puttur DYSP H D Mendonca and others offered their last respect.
Fr Rithesh Rodrigues offered his last respect on behalf of St Philomena College and Oswald Rodrigues offered last respect on behalf of St Philomena High School. Many others offered their respects on behalf of their departments.