Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman and senior Congress leader P. Govindaraju passed away at his residence in Siddarthanagar here yesterday. He was 75.
A close associate of former Chief Minister Bangarappa, Govindaraju has served as MUDA Chairman during 1991-92. Govindaraju, who also served as KPCC Gen. Secretary, was appointed as the Chairman of Textile Corporation when S.M. Krishna was the CM. Govindaraju also contested the 1996 Lok Sabha Polls on Karnataka Congress Party ticket from Mysuru LS Constituency and lost.
