<p>In a late evening development on Friday, Rangayana director B V Rajaram was relieved of his duties with immediate effect. K R Ramakrishna, commissioner for Kannada and Culture department has been appointed in place of Rajaram.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The development came as a shock to the artistes of the repertory whose protest against the transfer of 12 of their colleagues to two different repertories - Dharwad and Shimoga - entered second day on Friday. Enraged, the artistes staged a flash stir along with Rajaram in front of the office of deputy commissioner. They condemned the action against Rajaram for taking their side in opposing the transfers. A memorandum was submitted to Governor H R Bhardwaj through deputy commissioner Ramegowda.<br /><br />Rajaram told Deccan Herald that he would launch a struggle against the department’s decision. He said that he had been targeted for raising voice for the sake of artistes.<br /><br />Rajaram was appointed as Rangayana director on September 11, 2011. However, he has been shown the exit after one-and-a-half years in office, against the four-year term of the director.<br /><br />Rajaram was among the delegation of artistes who had pressed for action against K R Ramakrishna and Deputy Director of Rangayana, Nirmala Matapathi, for acting with ulterior motives in transferring the artistes, ignoring the election code of conduct.<br /><br />The transferred artistes of Rangayana decided to move the High Court during a meeting held at the repertory. <br /><br />It was also decided to form a coordination committee of litterateurs and artistes and invite Rangayana officers for talks.</p>
<p>In a late evening development on Friday, Rangayana director B V Rajaram was relieved of his duties with immediate effect. K R Ramakrishna, commissioner for Kannada and Culture department has been appointed in place of Rajaram.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The development came as a shock to the artistes of the repertory whose protest against the transfer of 12 of their colleagues to two different repertories - Dharwad and Shimoga - entered second day on Friday. Enraged, the artistes staged a flash stir along with Rajaram in front of the office of deputy commissioner. They condemned the action against Rajaram for taking their side in opposing the transfers. A memorandum was submitted to Governor H R Bhardwaj through deputy commissioner Ramegowda.<br /><br />Rajaram told Deccan Herald that he would launch a struggle against the department’s decision. He said that he had been targeted for raising voice for the sake of artistes.<br /><br />Rajaram was appointed as Rangayana director on September 11, 2011. However, he has been shown the exit after one-and-a-half years in office, against the four-year term of the director.<br /><br />Rajaram was among the delegation of artistes who had pressed for action against K R Ramakrishna and Deputy Director of Rangayana, Nirmala Matapathi, for acting with ulterior motives in transferring the artistes, ignoring the election code of conduct.<br /><br />The transferred artistes of Rangayana decided to move the High Court during a meeting held at the repertory. <br /><br />It was also decided to form a coordination committee of litterateurs and artistes and invite Rangayana officers for talks.</p>
