Eight years of long wait finally ends. Indiranagar’s 100-feet road was renamed after folklore expert and freedom fighter S.K. Kareem Khan here on August 31.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, said that “S. K. Kareem Khan was a multifaceted personality who refused to take the government pension given to freedom fighters. He was a towering personality who rose above caste, creed and religion.”
‘Institute award’
Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj urged the government to institute an award after Kareem Khan with a prize of Rs. 5 lakh.Courtesy:Karnataka Muslims
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