Winnifred Fernandes dead

Mangaluru: Former MLA, MLC and veteran Congress leader Winnifred Fernandes passed away due to illness, at her residence at Church Road, Kundapur, on Tuesday.
She was 91. She started her political career as a Praja Socialist Party member, and served as the president of the Kundapur town municipality. She later joined the Congress and became an MLA twice, of Kundapur constituency, in 1967 and 1972.She also served as a member of the legislative council from 2000 to 2006. She is survived by three sons and three daughters. tnn