<p>This was decided at the council meeting of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Friday. Incidentally, it was also the first council presided over by new Mayor Pushpalatha T B Chikkanna, and also a first decision in her reign.<br /><br />Reading out the decision, the mayor said apart from the incumbents, the commissioner will also have to accompany them. Half-a-day holiday will be declared for the corporation as a mark of respect. In case any ex-corporator dies, mayor, deputy mayor and the zonal assistant commissioner have to pay last respect. <br /><br />This follows the death of former mayor M V Venkataraju recently. As soon as the council convened the councillors observed a minute’s silence to pay tribute to godman Saibaba, former MLA Vedanta Hemmige, former union minister M S Gurupadaswamy, senior journalist M R Shivanna and M V Venkataraju, who passed away recently.<br /><br />Corporators sang paeans of the deceased, eulogising them for their social conduct, that was in contrast with the positions they held, endearing them to the masses. <br /><br />Former mayor Purushothama lauded Saibaba as a unknown force who upheld the meaning of humanity and kindness. He termed himself as too young to speak on Venkataraju, as he was already a youth icon in Ashokapuram locality, when he (Purushotham) was still a boy.<br /> K V Mallesh, R Lingappa, K T Chaluvegowda also spoke.</p>
<p>This was decided at the council meeting of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Friday. Incidentally, it was also the first council presided over by new Mayor Pushpalatha T B Chikkanna, and also a first decision in her reign.<br /><br />Reading out the decision, the mayor said apart from the incumbents, the commissioner will also have to accompany them. Half-a-day holiday will be declared for the corporation as a mark of respect. In case any ex-corporator dies, mayor, deputy mayor and the zonal assistant commissioner have to pay last respect. <br /><br />This follows the death of former mayor M V Venkataraju recently. As soon as the council convened the councillors observed a minute’s silence to pay tribute to godman Saibaba, former MLA Vedanta Hemmige, former union minister M S Gurupadaswamy, senior journalist M R Shivanna and M V Venkataraju, who passed away recently.<br /><br />Corporators sang paeans of the deceased, eulogising them for their social conduct, that was in contrast with the positions they held, endearing them to the masses. <br /><br />Former mayor Purushothama lauded Saibaba as a unknown force who upheld the meaning of humanity and kindness. He termed himself as too young to speak on Venkataraju, as he was already a youth icon in Ashokapuram locality, when he (Purushotham) was still a boy.<br /> K V Mallesh, R Lingappa, K T Chaluvegowda also spoke.</p>
