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Sitharaman, Gowda to attend funeral of head pontiff of Siddaganga

09:54 AM Jan 22, 2019 | Team Udayavani |

Tumkuru: Union ministers DV Sadananda Gowda and Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the funeral of the head pontiff of Siddaganga mutt and lay wreath on behalf of the prime minister.

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According to official sources, the two ministers would fly down to Karnataka to attend the last rites of the Lingayat seer Shivakumar Swamy.

The 111-year old head of the Siddaganga mutt in Karnataka, known as ‘Walking God’ among his countless followers, died Monday after a prolonged illness.

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