<p>Gurupadaswamy was admitted to hospital on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.<br />The last rites will be performed at Nanjangud in Mysore district on Wednesday.<br /><br />The veteran leader had served as Cabinet minister in the Indira Gandhi and V P Singh governments.<br /><br />Born in 1922, Gurupadaswamy began his political career by successfully contesting the Lok Sabha elections in 1952 from Mysore as a Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party candidate. <br /><br />Later, he became the General Secretary of the Praja Socialist Party. His first stint as Cabinet minister was in former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet in 1966. <br /><br />He fell out of Indira Gandhi’s favour during the 1969 split and resigned from the ministry. <br />He went on to become the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. In 1983, he joined forces with then Janata Dal leader V P Singh and served in his Cabinet as petroleum minister.<br /><br />Condolence<br /><br />Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and political leaders, cutting across party lines, have condoled the death of Gurupadaswamy.<br /><br />In his message, Yeddyurappa said: “Always simple, efficient, honest and a through gentleman, he has continuously strived for the welfare of the people. His contribution as Union Minister for Petroleum and Atomic Energy are worthy of emulation.”<br /><br />Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, KPCC president G Parameshwara also condoled Gurupadaswamy’s death.<br /></p>
<p>Gurupadaswamy was admitted to hospital on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.<br />The last rites will be performed at Nanjangud in Mysore district on Wednesday.<br /><br />The veteran leader had served as Cabinet minister in the Indira Gandhi and V P Singh governments.<br /><br />Born in 1922, Gurupadaswamy began his political career by successfully contesting the Lok Sabha elections in 1952 from Mysore as a Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party candidate. <br /><br />Later, he became the General Secretary of the Praja Socialist Party. His first stint as Cabinet minister was in former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet in 1966. <br /><br />He fell out of Indira Gandhi’s favour during the 1969 split and resigned from the ministry. <br />He went on to become the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. In 1983, he joined forces with then Janata Dal leader V P Singh and served in his Cabinet as petroleum minister.<br /><br />Condolence<br /><br />Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and political leaders, cutting across party lines, have condoled the death of Gurupadaswamy.<br /><br />In his message, Yeddyurappa said: “Always simple, efficient, honest and a through gentleman, he has continuously strived for the welfare of the people. His contribution as Union Minister for Petroleum and Atomic Energy are worthy of emulation.”<br /><br />Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, KPCC president G Parameshwara also condoled Gurupadaswamy’s death.<br /></p>
