The last rites of one of the most eminent yet controversial writers in the history of Kannada literature, S L Bhyrappa, 94, a Padma Bhushan award winner in 2021 and a rare darling of the right wing among Kannada writers, was performed in Mysuru Friday.

The funeral for S L Bhyrappa was held with state honors on Friday at a funeral conducted according to Brahmin traditions where the funeral pyre was lit by his two sons. Several BJP leaders including union minister Pralhad Joshi attended the funeral.

The Kannada writer passed away on September 24 and his body was kept in Mysuru for public viewing for a day on Thursday. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has announced the building of a memorial for Bhyrappa at Mysuru where the writer was educated and lived.

Karnataka chief minister S

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