Overview
- Chennamma Deve Gowda died after a cardiac arrest following hospitalisation for breathing and age‑related problems, and her passing on Saturday, July 18 was reported widely.
- Her last rites were held on Monday, July 20 at the foothills of Ranganatha Swamy Betta in Mavinakere, Hassan district, where the family performed Vokkaliga traditions before burial.
- The Karnataka government accorded full state honours because she was the spouse of a former prime minister and mother of a Union minister, and officials carried out the protocol of draping the body in the national flag and offering a gun salute.
- Senior leaders from the Centre and the state attended and expressed condolences, with Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar handing the tricolour to H. D. Deve Gowda and Union ministers present as the Centre’s representatives.
- Local authorities prepared extensive logistics for the event, including five helipads, traffic and security plans and a local holiday, reflecting the large public turnout and the household role Chennamma played as matriarch to a prominent political family.