Former K’taka Legislative Council member SM Shankar no more

Team Udayavani, Jun 22, 2019, 2:20 PM IST

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Bengaluru: S M Shankar, a former member of Karnataka Legislative Council and younger brother of the former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, died on Saturday, following a prolonged illness in a city hospital. He was 83.

As per the sources, his last rites will be held at his Somanahalli village in Maddur taluk in Mandya district, today evening.

Condoling his death former Chief Minister Siddaramaih said, ” Deeply saddened by the death of SM Shankar, a former member of Karnataka Legislative Council. Wish his family have courage to overcome this irreparable loss.”

ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್‌ನ ಮಾಜಿ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಸ್.ಎಂ. ಶಂಕರ್ ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕೆ ಆಘಾತವುಂಟುಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಂತೆ ನಾನೂ ಸಮಾನ ದುಃಖಿ. ಮೃತರ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ನೋವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಕರುಣಿಸಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/WJt7FwOCXm

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) June 22, 2019