Udupi: With Krishna Palemar in the dumps and Dr. Vedavyas S. Acharya passing away, both in Bangalore, the undivided DK district in coast regions has been deprived of two minister who were in charge of DK and Udupi till recently. If Palemar is removed as MLA or resigns to clear his name, there will be 2 by –polls in this 200km. coastal line of 2 twin districts.

Dr. V.S. Acharya’s mortal remains were consigned to flames on Wednesday at the Hindu Smashana (burning place) in the presence of hundreds of grief  stricken people, who were either his colleagues, co-workers, admirers or relatives (6 of them).

Beedingudde where he was cremated resounded to the burst of 3 rounds of fire from booming police guns in the air, as the two sons of the departed senior BJP minister in sate cabinet hit up the fires, at midnight of Tuesday.

Ravi Raj and Kiran performed the  lat rites of their father. There was a pall of gloom on the faces Udupi citizens who attended the obituary ceremonies.

The body had been kept for public reverence earlier at End point in Manipal (district offices complex) till 9-30 PM on Feb.14. Dr. V.S. Acharya’s wife Shantha and 5 children paid their last respects at their Kadiyali home, where body was brought from Manipal. Dignitaries who attended the ceremonies of farewell to a dead friend Dr. V.S. Acharya, included Lal Krishna Advani who flow from New Delhi, former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa, D.H. Shankaramurthy, CM DV Sadananda Gowda, B. Janardhan Poojary (Congress veteran), Jagdish Shettar, Dr. M. Mohan Alva, Dr. Ramdas M. Pai, Law minister Suresh Kumar and several MLA’s/leaders cutting across party lines paid their homage to the departed soul.

CM Sadananda Gowda in a choking voice told pressmen that Dr. Acharya had promised to 15 days with him to prepare the next budget due by March 15 in Bangalore.

Shankara murthy called him a doctor of social ills rather than medicines only.

Pejawar Mutt Swamiji praised Acharya as a God for BJP. Karnataka is on a a3 days mourning. CM Gowda was In tears during the funeral speech.