Mysuru: Veteran writer, journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Patil Puttappa (Papu) was felicitated at a programme organised by Mysuru Zilla Kannada Chaluvaligarara Sangha marking ‘Karnataka Ekikarana-60,’ at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road here this morning.
Delivering the felicitation address, former VC of University of Mysore Prof. K.S. Rangappa said that Dr. Papu was one of the torch-bearers of the agitations to save Kannada land, language and literature. Underlining the role of Papu as a journalist and Kannada activist in the unification of Karnataka, Prof. Rangappa said that the veteran writer, as a Rajya Sabha Member earlier, had raised many issues concerning the State in an effective manner. Terming Papu as a visionary activist, he said that the people of Karnataka can never forget his contribution for the unification of the State.
