The death anniversary of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs was observed in Mysuru on Tuesday.
Special programmes in memory of the former Chief Minister, who was described as the champion of backward classes, were held at the Congress office near City Railway Station and the Backward Classes Women’s Hostel at Adi Chunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar in Mysuru.
Congress leaders including MLA Darshan Dhruvanarayan, MLC D. Thimmaiah, party’s Mysuru City and District unit chiefs R. Murthy and B.J. Vijaykumar attended the death anniversary organized at the Congress office.