chitradurga: forest minister k.h. ranganath and senior janata dal leader ramakrishna hegde will share a common platform at a function to mark the birth centenary of late s. nijalingappa on december 10. a book penned by ko. channabasappa, s. nijalingappa ondu adhyayana, will be released on the occasion. besides, sivamurthy sharanaru of chinmuladri bruhanmutt, minister for kannada and culture rani satish, former ministers m.p.
prakash, p.g.r. sindhia and d. manjunath are also expected to participate.