Sullia, Oct 11, 2014: Kamala Venkappa Gowda (92), the mother of Union Railway Minister and former chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda passed away at her residence at Devaragunda here during the wee hours of October 11, Saturday. She was ailing since some time due to age related illness.
Her last rites will be performed at Devaragunda on Saturday evening. Apart from D.V. Sadananda Gowda who is her third son, Kamala has left behind four children namely Ratnavathi, D.V. Shivarama, D.V. Bhasker and D.V. Suresh. Her fourth daughter Savitri Shivaram who was battling cancer, had passed away on October 6 at KMC Hospital in Mangalore.