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Karnataka minister D Sudhakar dies aged 66 after two month lung infection battle
Politics
Published on 10 May 2026
He fought a lung infection for two months
Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister D Sudhakar, a senior Congress leader and MLA from Hiriyur, died on Sunday morning at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences. He was 66 and had been battling a lung infection for nearly two months. The hospital’s Medical Director confirmed the death, prompting condolences and political reactions.
- Planning and Statistics Minister D Sudhakar died at 66
- Cause was a lung infection after a two month battle
- Death confirmed by the hospital Medical Director
- He was a Congress leader and MLA from Hiriyur
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