Karnataka-Kerala connection: Reason to cheer for people of Tumari in Sagar as Vishnunadh inducted into V.D. Satheesan cabinet
The recent induction of P.C. Vishnunadh into the Kerala cabinet has brought joy to the residents of Tumari in Sagar. Vishnunadh, a four-time MLA, is married to Ha.Ma. Kanaka, a well-known Kannada poet and theatre personality. His humble background and dedication to his community have earned him respect among his constituents.
- ▪P.C. Vishnunadh was inducted into the Kerala cabinet led by V.D. Satheesan.
- ▪He is married to Ha.Ma. Kanaka, a Kannada poet and theatre personality.
- ▪Vishnunadh has represented Chenganur and Kundara in the Kerala Assembly for multiple terms.
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The oath-taking ceremony of Kerala’s new Congress cabinet, led by V.D. Satheesan, has given the people of Tumari, a small island surrounded by the Sharavathi backwaters in Sagar taluk, a reason to cheer.P.C. Vishnunadh, inducted into the cabinet, is married to Ha.Ma. Kanaka, a Kannada poet and native of Haalkere village in Tumari Gram Panchayat. The two met at an event to mark the 75th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March in Gujarat in 2005 and married two years later. Kanaka has been known as a poet and a theatre personality. She has been actively involved in organising the PAMPA literary festival in Kerala.
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