Mysore: Gangaiah Hedge (96), father of Cafe Coffee Founder late VG Siddhartha, passed away at a hospital in Mysore this afternoon.
For a month, Gangaiah Hegde was admitted to Shanthaveri Gopala Gowda hospital in Mysore, which is run by a relative of Siddhartha’s father-in-law and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, SM Krishna.
His family remarked that he (Gangaiah Hegde) was suffering from age-related issues and after the death of his son, he was in a coma.
Siddhartha had gone to Mysore to see his father, a few days before he died.
According to his cousin, the son was in tears on seeing his father’s deteriorating health.
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