Bengaluru: Veteran Congress leader, political stalwart Kagodu Thimmappa, on Tuesday announced that he is taking retirement from active politics in order to spend some time with family.
Stating that he was content with the work he has done so far, the 85-year-old leader made it clear that he does not plan to contest elections anymore but would involve himself in social work.
Thimmappa’s political debut began with the Socialist party. In 1980 he joined the Congress party and has managed several portfolios, entrusted to him efficiently. He held the Social Welfare portfolio in SM Krishna government and the Revenue portfolio in the Siddaramaiah government. He had also served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
He was elected to the Assembly five times from Sagar constituency in Shivamogga district. He, however, lost in the 2018 Assembly election against BJP candidate Hartal Halappa in the same constituency.
