Belagavi : Kalyanrao Muchalambi, the Founder- Editor of “Hasiru Kranti,” a Kannada newspaper died at Savalagi village in Gokak taluk on Wednesday afternoon. He was 72.

Muchalambi also engaged in farmer movement was participated in the march past organised to protest against killing of eight farmers by running over the car at Uttar Pradesh early this week, at Savalagi complained chest pain and within a few minutes he breathed his last.

Migrated to Belagavi from Kalaburagi district about 40 years, Muchalambi participated in Kannada movements and was also running a Kannada evening newspaper “Samatola” since about 20 years.