[Continued from yesterday] During 1975 Emergency, A.K. Subbaiah was the first Karnataka politician to be imprisoned and spent a total of 18 months in various jails before being released from the Bangalore Central Jail. D. Devaraj Urs was the Congress Chief Minister then. Probably, becoming a political prisoner was an important turning point in Subbaiah’s…
I first heard of and saw A.K. Subbaiah when I was in the first year BA at Madikeri First Grade College (Kodagu). I was staying in the upper hostel close to the College and I guess he too was in the hostel doing his BSc. He was a senior student in age compared to others…
My college-mate, a fellow Kodava like me and a politician who spewed fire and brimstone like a dragon on rampage against his political or personal opponents, Ajjikuttira K. Subbaiah is no more. However, there is no denying the fact that in Karnataka politics he was a role model to all Opposition Leaders. Subbaiah was my…
Bengaluru: Former MLC and Senior Advocate Ajjikuttira Kariappa Subbaiah (A.K. Subbaiah) passed away at a private hospital here yesterday. He was 85. He is survived by five sons, a large number of relatives, friends and followers. His mortal remains were kept for public viewing at his native village in Kodagu. Last rites were performed at…
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