Overview
- He died on Tuesday at a private hospital in Bengaluru after treatment for breathing and age-related ailments, according to party and hospital sources.
- His body was brought to Bagalkot for public homage at the District Stadium before a funeral procession to his native village Thimmapur, where last rites were performed with full state honours.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar offered condolences, with Siddaramaiah calling the loss personal and visiting to pay respects.
- Meti’s four-decade career included five Assembly terms, stints as Forest and Excise Minister, and a term in the Lok Sabha in 1996; he resigned as Excise Minister in 2016 following a leaked video controversy.
- He most recently chaired the Bagalkot Urban Development Authority and is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.