Congress presidential election will witness a clash between two contrasting personalities—the rustic, connected to grassroots, Scheduled Caste leader Mallikarjun Kharge and a flamboyant, former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor who comes from upper caste Nair community in Kerala.
K.B. Shanappa. File.
Mr. Shanappa had led many workers’ struggles, especially those at ACC cement factory and Shahabad cement factory in Kalaburagi district
Former Minister and Rajya Sabha member K.B. Shanappa, 83, passed away at District General Hospital attached to Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) at about 3.30 p.m. on Sunday. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the State-run hospital after he developed complications a few days ago. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons.
Born at a Dalit family in Ravoor village, Chittapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, in 1938, Mr. Shanappa grew as a communist leader and was associated with the Communist Party of India (CPI). He had led many workers’ struggles, especially those at ACC cement factory and Shahabad cement factory in Kalaburagi district. He had contested 1985 Assembly Elections from Shahabad (reserved for SC) constituency as a CPI candidate and won it with a slender margin o