Bangalore: A medical practitioner by profession, Dr Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya was a rare politician known for his integrity and public probity. Karnataka Higher Education Minister, who died after massive heart attack during a function in Bangalore on Tuesday, became President of Udupi Municipality at the age of 28 in 1968, playing a key role in bringing the erstwhile Jana Sangh to power.
In later years, he became the Udupi district BJP President and State BJP President. During the Emergency in 1975-77 he was imprisoned under 'MISA' for 19 months.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1983.
A member of the Legislative Council at the time of his death, the soft-spoken Acharya also held the portfolios of Planning and Statistics, Muzrai, Information Technology and Biotechnology.
Born on July 6, 1939 in Udupi, Acharya was President of the BJP Manifesto committee in 2008.
BJP stalwart LK Advani had often said the victory in Udupi more than four decades ago had laid a foundation for a BJP rule in south (Karnataka).
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