Siddaramaiah backs demand to name Hadagali engineering college after M.P. Prakash
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced plans to request the state government to rename a government engineering college after the late politician M.P. Prakash. He praised Prakash as a principled, scholarly, and secular leader who served as a mentor during his own political career.
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This highlights the role of political legacy and symbolic recognition in regional Indian governance and state-level identity.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he would write to the State government urging it to name the Government Engineering College at Hoovina Hadagali in Vijayanagara district after former Minister M.P. Prakash, describing it as a fitting tribute to one of Karnataka’s most principled and scholarly politicians.
Speaking at a programme organised to mark the 86th birth anniversary of Prakash and after unveiling his statue at Hoovina Hadagali, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the late leader’s name should be permanently associated with the institution in recognition of his lifelong public service.
He said Karnataka had lost an honest, value-based and people-centric leader with the demise of Prakash about 15 years ago. “He was a gentleman, a statesman and an ajata shatru who remained committed to his ideals throughout his political career,” he said.
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