Mangaluru : The Election Office of M N Rajendra Kumar, Chairman of SCDCC Bank, was inaugurated at Inland Ornate in the city on November 16, Tuesday.

Aikala Harish Shetty, President of Jagathika Buntara Sangha inaugurated the office.

In his address, he said social workers do not need any party and  the  support of the public is their greatest strength. He expressed confidence that Rajendra Kumar would win the elections.

Presiding over the function, Rajendra Kumar  said he decided to contest as an independent after his request to provide representation to the co-operative sector in the Legislative Council went unheeded.

Realtors Srinath Hebbar, Rohan Monteiro, Kambala Academy President Gunapal Kadamba,  Religious heads Fr Santosh Kumar Muhammad Kamil Sakhafi,  co-operative sector leaders Vinay Kumar Soorinje, Eshwar Bhat Puttur and others were present.