KDA appeals to Karnataka govt to restore mausoleum of PaPu

The Kannada Development Authority has appealed to the government of Karnataka to restore the mausoleum of writer, Kannada activist and ‘Gandhian’ Patil Puttappa, better known as ‘PaPu’ and to pay tribute in a proper manner. In a letter to the State Government, the KDA has urged Shivananda Patil, Minister in charge of Haveri district, Minister of Kannada and Culture Shivraj Thangadagi, Karnataka Border Area Development Authority Chairman Somanna Bevinamarad and the Deputy Commissioner of Haveri to take immediate action in this regard. The authority has requested the government to celebrate the life of PaPu, whose life was dedicated to Kannada, Karnataka and Kannadigas, by joining hands in the restoration of the mausoleum of Patil Puttappa. “On the occasion of the golden jubilee year of the State being renamed as Karnataka, the restoration of the mausoleum of PaPu will be a great honour for a pro-Kannada activist,” the letter stated.