Bengaluru: According to reports, Karnataka planning and statistics minister D Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday following a prolonged illness. His age was 66.
For the past two months, he has been treated at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences for a lung infection where he took his last breath.
Dr R Chinnadurai, Medical Director of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, said in the bulletin “Honourable Minister Mr. Sudhakar D, 66 yrs old, was declared dead at 3.15 am on 10.05.2026 in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Electronic City.”
Sudhakar was a senior Congress leader and the MLA from Hiriyur in Chitradurga district. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar expressed grief over the demise of cabinet colleague D Sudhakar.
DK Shivakumar tweets, “The passing away today of our cabinet colleague D. Sudhakar, who was undergoing treatment for illness and was also a close associate, has caused immense grief D. Sudhakar, who served as the Hiriyur Legislator, Chitradurga district in-charge minister, and state planning and statistics minister, had rendered exemplary public service.”
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