Bengaluru, May 10 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expressed deep sorrow over the death of state minister D Sudhakar on Sunday.

He said Sudhakar, who served as MLA from Hiriyur and held key ministerial roles, made valuable contributions to public service and would be remembered by many supporters and colleagues.

D Sudhakar, 66, was declared dead at around 3.15 am on Sunday, according to officials at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences.

In a post on X, Shivakumar wrote, "The passing away today of our cabinet colleague D. Sudhakar, who was undergoing treatment for illness and was also a close associate, has caused immense grief. D. Sudhakar, who served as the Hiriyur legislator, Chitradurga district in-charge minister, ...