Mysore/Mysuru, July 14 -- Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has expressed deep condolences over the passing of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Founder-Editor K.B. Ganapathy (KBG).

In his condolence message, Simha recalled that it was KBG who guided him at every step when he first entered politics as the BJP candidate for the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency in the 2014 elections.

He noted that KBG had even published interviews of him and his wife in his newspapers at the time, which helped shape public perception and boosted his political journey.

"Though I had lost my own father, KBG became a father figure to me. I have lost my greatest strength with his demise. He loved me like one of his own sons. Perhaps, I would not have ...