The school set up by him about three decades ago was involved in providing free education to speech and hearing impaired children.
Krishna Reddy is survived by his mother, wife,four brothers and two sisters. President of the Kannada Sahitya Parishad in the taluk, Na Venkobrao expressed his grief.
The funeral was held on Saturday evening at Nilatoor, Krishna Reddy’s hometown.
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