Belagavi: Mahadevappa Pattan (107) who had been the former MLA of Ramdurg and a freedom fighter passed away in the morning of March 23. The centenarian was survived by his wife Sharadamma Pattan, a former MLA and son Ashok Pattan, present MLA and government’s Chief Whip.
Several politicians and thousand of people participated in the last rites and paid their respects.
According to historical sources, the British Indian government had issued a ‘kill at sight’ warrant against Mahadevappa for his leading the protests for denying tax to King Bhave of Ramadurg in 1939. For this reason, he had gone into hiding for 8 years.
Post independence, Mahadevappa had contested as Lokaseva Sangh candidate in the 1957 Assembly elections and defeated a Congress candidate.
