Karnataka mourned the demise of Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa at the age of 94. A six-time MLA and former MP, he also served as president of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha. Renowned as an educationist and industrialist, he led the Bapuji Educational Association and Shamanur Group. Leaders across parties paid tribute to his decades-long service in community welfare.