Ramanagaram, Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Syed Mudeer Aga, Janata Dal (Secular) MLC, died of cardiac arrest in Bengaluru on Saturday.

A prominent minority community leader from Ramanagaram town, Mr. Aga had been staying in Bengaluru for the past several years. He complained of severe chest pain late on Friday and was shifted to a hospital, where he breathed his last in the early hours of Saturday.

The body was brought to Ramanagaram where it was received by senior officials of the district administration. Later, the mortal remains of Mr. Aga were kept at his residence in the town to allow the public to pay their last respects. The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and a host of leaders cutting across political and religious affiliations paid their last respects to Mr. Aga.

Mr. Gowda and Mr. Kumaraswamy termed Mr. Aga’s demise a great loss to society.

Minister for Food and Civil Supplies B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, and MP for Bengaluru Rural D.K. Suresh also paid their respects to the departed leader. According to the sources in the Ramanagaram district administration, Mr. Aga was elected as an MLC in June 2012 and his tenure was due for completion on June 17, 2018.

The final rites of Mr. Aga will be performed at Ramanagaram at 10 p.m. of Saturday, or on Sunday morning as some of his relatives are expected to arrive from Middle East, sources added.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States / by Special Correspondent / Mandya – June 09th, 2018