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Karnataka govt announces three-day state mourning after minister HS Mahadeva Prasad's death

News Agencies | Updated on: 11 February 2017, 5:47 IST

The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced one-day's leave and three-day state mourning following the demise of Minister for Cooperation, HS Mahadeva Prasad.

Prasad succumbed to a heart attack on Tuesday.

He was 58-year-old.

An active Congressman and five-term member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Gundlupet Assembly constituency, Prasad was also the In-Charge Minister of Chamarajanagar District.

Being a former Janata Dal leader, Prasad hitherto held the portfolios of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kannada and Culture in Government of Karnataka.

-ANI

First published: 3 January 2017, 12:19 IST