Congress leader Suresh Shetty passes away

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, March 14, 2021: Well-known environment activist and Congress Seva Dal Dakshina Kannada district convener Suresh Shetty died of cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 72.

An environmental activist and a member of the Parisarasakthara Okkoota, Shetty was active in social work. Suresh Shetty breathed his last while he was on a family tour in Udupi.

suresh shetty passes away

Shetty, a resident of Garodi Compound near Jeppu Market Road in the city, was actively involved in the activities of Red Cross Society of India, Ramakrishna Ashram’s Swachhata Andolan, Lions club and the Anti-Malaria Campaigns of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC). He was an insurance agent by profession and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.

Incidenntly another Congress leader and former president of Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat Sadananda Poonja too passed away after a brief illness on Saturday.

DCC president K Harish Kumar, MLC B K Hariprasad, MLA U T Khader, former ministers B Ramanath Rai, K Abhaychandra Jain and leaders expressed grief over the demise of two veterans.

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