Veerappa Moily condoles demise of V.S. Acharya




In a message sent to the bereaved family, Dr. Moily has said that he has lost a great friend and a well-wisher in his sudden death. Dr. Moily recalled he was sharing a platform with him at Mangalore in Karnataka Exports Meet yesterday itself.

He said Dr. V.S Acharya was an ideal President of Udupi Municipality and always maintained a public life with highest integrity.

"He has been a very informed Minister. He possessed exemplary public probity," said Dr. Moily, and added that Karnataka has lost a great son in the death of Dr. Acharya.

Dr. V.S. Acharya died of a heart attack during a function earlier in the day.

Dr. Acharya had served as the Home Minister of Karnataka. A member of the Legislative Council, he also held the portfolios of Planning and Statistics, Information Technology and Biotechnology.

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