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SM Krishna passes away, Karnataka declares 3-day state mourning

Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna passed away at his residence early Tuesday morning in Bengaluru, his family said. The 92-year-old veteran politician was ailing for quite some time, a family source said."S M Krishna is no more. He breathed his last at 2:45 am at his residence. Mortal remains are likely to be taken to Maddur today," the source said.

Born in Somanahalli in Karnataka's Mandya district on May 1, 1932, Krishna also served as the External Affairs Minister and the Governor of Maharashtra.Krishna took the oath of office as the Union Cabinet Minister of External Affairs in the Council of Ministers under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 22 May 2009. Krishna resigned as External Affairs Minister on 26 October 2012, signalling his intention to return to Karnataka state politics.
After a long stint in the Congress, Krishna joined the BJP towards the fag end of his political career.In 2017, Krishna parted ways with the Congress and joined the BJP. Earlier this year, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in recognition of his six-decade political career.He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka, holding office from 1999 to 2004, and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said in a post on X, “Deeply saddened by the demise of Shri S.M. Krishna, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, whose legacy of leadership and public service has left an indelible mark on our state and nation.”

The Karnataka government announced state mourning for three days as a mark of respect to veteran politician and former Chief Minister S M Krishna, who died on Tuesday. His last rites will be performed with full state honours at his native in Mandya district on Wednesday.The three-day state mourning is from December 10 to 12, official notification said.

(State Correspondent)

 


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