Karnataka minister D Sudhakar passes away at 66 after prolonged illness

Karnataka Minister and Congress leader D Sudhakar passed away at the age of 66 in Bengaluru in early hours of Sunday after a prolonged illness. He served as Karnataka’s Planning and Statistics Minister and was the MLA from Hiriyur in Chitradurga district. Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar called Sudhakar a close associate and said his death has caused immense grief.