Kannada poet Siddalingaiah dies of COVID-19-related complications

Kannada poet and Dalit activist, Dr Siddalingaiah, died of COVID-19-related complications on Friday aged 67. He got admitted on May 4 with severe COVID-19-related pneumonia and multi-organ failure, Bengaluru's Manipal Hospital said. Condoling Siddalingaiah's death, PM Narendra Modi said, "Siddalingaiah will be remembered for his prolific writings...contributions towards social justice."