Mortal remains of Dr. V S Acharya brought to Udupi for final rites

Mortal remains of Dr. V S Acharya brought to Udupi for final rites

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Feb 14, 2012: Mortal remains of Dr. V. S. Acharya, the district-in-charge minister of Udupi and state higher education minister, was brought to Mangalore by special flight on Feb 14 Tuesday.

Dr. Acharya died on the morning of Feb 14 Tuesday of a massive heart attack. He was attending a seminar organized by a college in Bangalore and collapsed when he was walking toward the dais.

 

The body was first brought to Mangalore Airport at 6:50 p.m., after which it was taken to Udupi by road. The last rites will be held tonight. 

L. K. Advani, the senior BJP leader; Sadananda Gowda, the chief minister of Karnataka; and Janardhan Poojary, the former minister, is expected to be present at the final rites. Speaking to reporters at Mangalore Airport, former CM B. S. Yeddyurappa expressed his condolences and said that he was shocked. 

Speaking about Dr. V. S. Acharya’s successful political career, he said that Dr. Acharya used to visit every nook and corner of rural Karnataka during the initial phases of his career. Stating that Dr. Acharya was his good companion, he said that the BJP had benefited greatly from his advice and suggestions. Dr. Acharya was also involved in planning the budget for this year, he added. 

He also admitted that Dr. Acharya was upset over the recent political problems in Karnataka. 

A. G. Kodgi, the chairman of the Third Finance Commission Task Force; Dr. Kiran Acharya, the son of Dr. V. S. Acharya; Shobha Karandlaje, the state energy minister; Murgesh Nirani, the industries minister; MLA Abhayachandra Jain; Raghupathi Bhat, the Udupi MLA; Praveen, the mayor of Mangalore; Padmanabha Kottari; Shrikar Prabhu, the president of the BJP unit of Mangalore; Corporator Naveen D’Souza; Ivan D’Souza, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) secretary; and many others were also present. 

Over 200 people arrived at the Mangalore Airport to have a glimpse of the mortal remains of Dr. V. S. Acharya.