Mysore/Mysuru, June 28 -- Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that Bengaluru Founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, who was a visionary, has contributed a lot to the development of Karnataka.

He was speaking after inaugurating the stage programme of 516th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti organised by the District Administration in association with Kannada and Culture Department and Kempegowda Jayantotsava Samiti at Kalamandira here yesterday.

Pointing out that Kempegowda was instrumental in taking the reins of Yelahanka, in parallel with the Vijayanagar empire, GTD said that Kempegowda's vision and farsightedness in his approach towards the development of Bengaluru is remarkable. Noting that Bengaluru city built by Kempegowda has grown be...