<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 transfer strongly. A memorandum was submitted to Governor Hans Raj 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 />Rajaram had been appointed as Rangayana director on September 11, 2011. However, he was shown the exit sign after one-and-a-half years of service, 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 />To move HC<br /><br />Rangayana artistes who have been transferred have decided to file a petition against the decision at High Court. This was decided at a meeting of like-minded people held at the repertory. It was also decided to form a coordination committee of litterateurs and artistes and invite Rangayana officers for talks. The officers will also be convinced to rethink on the decision to transfer.<br /></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 transfer strongly. A memorandum was submitted to Governor Hans Raj 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 />Rajaram had been appointed as Rangayana director on September 11, 2011. However, he was shown the exit sign after one-and-a-half years of service, 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 />To move HC<br /><br />Rangayana artistes who have been transferred have decided to file a petition against the decision at High Court. This was decided at a meeting of like-minded people held at the repertory. It was also decided to form a coordination committee of litterateurs and artistes and invite Rangayana officers for talks. The officers will also be convinced to rethink on the decision to transfer.<br /></p>
