Ummatur Nagesh (56), BJP District Spokesperson, Taluk Panchayat Member and a resident of Ummatur village in the taluk, passed away at a private hospital in Mysuru on Tuesday, following brief illness. He was also the reporter of Mysuru Mithra Kannada Daily.

He leaves behind his mother, wife and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Ummathur this afternoon.