Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda’s wife Chennamma passes away

According to hospital authorities, she was admitted to Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road in the city on Wednesday night.

She was undergoing treatment for a respiratory ailment.

"We regret to inform that Mrs Chennamma suffered a massive cardiac arrest despite being on the road to recovery today at 4 pm," the hospital said in a statement.

Gowda, his son and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, and other family members were at the hospital.