Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) [India], August 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday inaugurated the memorial of former Governor B Rachaiah and said that he was always in favour of the oppressed.
“Rachaiah was the most renowned politician in the state politics. He would talk less and work more for the poor,” Siddaramaiah said.
“Rachaiah, who was influential in Ramakrishna Hegde’s ministerial circle, could nurture people-orientated politicians,” he added.
The CM recalled that Hegde and Rachaiah made him the president of the Kannada Kavalu Samiti and then made him minister.
“If I had not become a minister then, I would not have been able to become the Chief Minister for the second time today,” Siddaramaiah said.
The Karnataka CM said that today all of us are legislators, ministers and chief ministers because of the constitution given by Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Rachaiah walked the path of the Constitution. The CM added that Rachaiah is a role model for today’s young generation.
The Memorial has been constructed in Aluru village by Chamarajanagar District Administration, and Social Welfare Department.
The event was presided over by MLA C. Puttarangshetty, Chamarajanagar District In-charge Minister K. Venkatesh, Social Welfare Minister H. C. Mahadevappa, Law Minister H. K. Patil, Rachaiah’s wife Gouramma, MP Sunil Bose, MLAs A. R. Krishnamurthy and leaders including HM Ganesh Prasad, MR Manjunath, Vidhan Parishad member Thimmaiah were present. (ANI)
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