Siddappa Hotti elected parishat president for third time
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With his unanimously election as president of District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Siddappa Hotti has put an finish to curiosity amongst Kannada lovers and literary circles.
A 63-year-old Kannada activist, Mr. Hotti has come to occupy the put up for the third time with a hat-trick of election victories.
In 2013, he defeated Venkappa Alemani and in 2016, Vishwanath Sirwar, within the elections. But, this yr, for the primary time he has been elected unanimously after his rival Srishail Pujari withdrew his nomination papers on Friday.
Both Mr. Hotti and Mr. Pujari filed their nomination papers for the parishat presidential elections on April 7.
Mr. Hotti has efficiently carried out 4 District Kannada Sahitya Sammelans and 5 taluk Sahitya Sammelans proper from his first tenure as parishat president.
“I must say thanks to all those who have supported me in my unanimous election. I want to continue my services to Kannada language, literature and others, including publishing books related to Kannada development,” Mr. Hotti stated in a press convention in Yadgir on Friday after the election.
C.M. Pattedar, Ayyanna Hundekar, Subhaschndra Koulagi, S.S. Nayak, Bhimaraya Lingeri, Ghalappa Pujari, Srishail Pujari, R. Mahadevappa, Basavaraj Arali, Mallikarjun Karkalli, Shankrappa Gondenur, Subhash Ayarkar and others have been current.
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