He is an influential leader of the Vokkaliga community and is popularly known as "Mannina maga" (Son of the soil) for espousing the cause of the farmers.
Kodagu Gowda | Javare Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda | Gowda Saraswat Brahmin |
The siege was addressed by Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief H. D. Deve Gowda and CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat.