- V. S. Acharya
Dr. V. S. Acharya is presently Home Minister in Government of
Karnataka . Formerly he had served as minister of medical education and animal husbandry. He is sometimes known as V. S. Achar. He is native ofUdupi .He is aphysician by profession.His father was Katte Vyasa acharya , a sanskrit scholar. He started his career in erstwhileBharatiya Jana Sangh (predecessor ofBharatiya Janata Party ). He was elected as municipalcouncillor , then as president in Udupi municipal council in 1968. This was first ever win of elected body in south India by Jan Sangh.Udupi municipal council is the local governing body of Udipi town in coastal Karnataka. The BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has recently told this win in 1968 of Udupi muncipal council laid foundation for rule of BJP in south India ,particularly state of Karnataka in 2008 AD after forty years. He was elected as a member of the legislative assembly (M.L.A) in 1983. Presently he is elected as member of legislative council (M.L.C) of Karnataka state .External links
* [http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/02/stories/2006030204100400.htm V.S.Acharya]
* [http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May132007/district200705131345.asp V.S.Achar]
* [http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20060319001859&Page=K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0&]
* [http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com V.S.Acharya's Blog]
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