Vishwa Vokkaligara Maha Vedike on Saturday felicitated Vokkaliga MPs and presented Vishwamanya Vokkaliga awards to achievers from different fields.
Two religious leaders of the community, Kumara Chandrashekharanatha Swami and Nanjavadhoota Swami, felicitated S.P. Muddahanume Gowda and Pratap Simha, who won the recent Lok Sabha elections, and Rajiv Gowda, Rajya Sabha member.
The MPs honoured the former HOPCOMS Additional Director Channappa Gowda, cricketer Dodda Ganesh, paralympian H.N. Girisha, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Chief Engineer Narayana Gowda and Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president T.A. Narayana Gowda with Vishwamanya Vokkaliga awards.