Newskarnataka – Shimoga
Shimoga: Shakuntala Bangarappa, wife of former Karnataka Chief Minister S Bangarappa, died at a private hospital here after battling from a prolonged illness on April 22; however it seems that the death of a mother has not yet ended the bitterness in the Bangarappa family.
According to the sources Shakuntala’s elder son Kumar Bangarappa who is the prominent face of Congress party in Shimoga, had a verbal duel with sisters after paying homage to his mother at Soraba.
Shakuntala’s younger son Madhu Bangarappa is JD-S MLA from Soraba, whereas Shakuntala was recently seen campaigning for her daughter Geetha Shivarajkumar, the JD(S) candidate from Shimoga.
Her other daughter Geetha is married to Sandalwood star Shivrajkumar.