Karnataka funeral for Mandya martyr amid chants of ‘Guru Amar Rahe’

Mysore | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

Summary:

Police had a tough time controlling the surging crowd at Mellahalli.Actor-activist Prakash Raj visited Gudigere village and consoled family members. His wife Kalavati, inconsolable since Thursday night after hearing of her husband's death, stood near his mortal remains and offered a salute before collapsing. The mortal remains were kept near his residence for over half an hour to allow public. But when people berated him on social media for not providing a helicopter to transport the mortal remains of Guru from Bengaluru to Gudigere, Kumaraswamy reportedly dropped the plan of travelling by chopper. But the mortal remains arrived late as thousands of people lined up by the road to Gudigere.The police had ensured zero traffic for the vehicle ferrying his body from Bengaluru..