Putting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on par with the 16th century saint-poet Kanakadasa and 19th century freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna, Ballari City MLA Nara Bharath Reddy has called upon the people to imbibe Kanakadasa’s philosophy, Rayanna’s bravery and Siddaramaiah’s working skills.
“Kanakadasa triggered a social revolution with his thought-provoking ideas. Rayanna fought the British to safeguard the freedom of his land and Siddaramaiah is giving pro-people programmes to put the State on the path of rapid development. All the three belong to the same Kurubas community,” Mr. Reddy said, after inaugurating the 536th birth anniversary celebrations of Kanakadasa at Raghav Kalamandir in Ballari on Thursday.
The celebrations were organised by the Ballari district administration, the Zilla Panchayat, the Department of Kannada and Culture and the Ballari City Corporation.
