Kannada scholar MM Kalaburgi shot dead in house

MM Kalaburgi, eminent Kannada scholar, researcher, writer and former vice-chancellor of the Kannada University at Hampi was shot by <g data-gr-id="23">unidentified</g> gunman in Dharwad on Sunday morning.

The incident has shocked Karnataka. The literary circles across the state have expressed shock over the incident. Kalaburgi was shot dead at his house in Kalyananagara in Dharwad in the morning. He was 78.

According to his wife, somebody rang the bell at 6-30 am. When she opened the doors, <g data-gr-id="24">gunman</g> asked for her husband saying that he had some personal work with him. When Kalaburgi came to the verandah, the gunman shot at him from point blank range. He died on the spot. Kalaburgi had produced over 400 research papers over the past 50 years. 

A plain speaking Kalaburgi was a critic of the right wing thinking and politics. His comments on certain customs in the Hinduism had led to a furore several times. Former Chief minister, local MLA and leader of the opposition Jagadish Shettar has described the incident as an Inhuman act. He has demanded the strictest possible action.