Hundreds of people pay last respects to Chennamma on the way to Holenarasipur
Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to Chennamma Deve Gowda, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, following her death at age 89. Her final rites are scheduled to take place in her native Holenarasipur.
Why it matters
As the matriarch of a prominent political family in Karnataka, her passing is a significant event in regional political circles.
Hundreds of people paid their last respects to Chennamma Deve Gowda, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, as her mortal remains were taken from Bengaluru to her native place, Holenarasipur, on Sunday.
Chennamma, 89, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru following a cardiac arrest on Saturday. Her mortal remains were kept at the family’s residence in Padmanabhanagar, where hundreds of people and politicians cutting across party lines, visited and paid their respects.
Later, family members, including former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and former Minister H.D. Revanna, decided to take the mortal remains to Holenarasipur. The final rites will be held at the foothills of Ranganatha Swamy Betta at Mavinakere on Monday afternoon.
The mortal remains were transported in a specially decorated vehicle from Bengaluru to Holenarasipur.
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