A S Ponnanna – A S Ponnanna

A S Ponnanna

Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Ajjikuttira Subbaiah Ponnanna

MLA, Virajpet Constituency, Karnataka

I am a Senior Counsel (Advocate) designated by the High Court of Karnataka. I served as the Additional Advocate General, Karnataka during the Siddaramaiah government as well as the initial period of the Kumarswamy led coalition. I resigned in April 2018, to commence my private practice.

I officially entered into politics with my appointment as the Chairman, Legal, Human Rights & RTI cell, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. Thereafter, I was also appointed as the official spokesperson of the Congress party. I have set up a law firm in the name of AKS Legal prior to being designated as a senior counsel and the said form continues to run, albeit without my active participation.

My brothers and I have set up an educational and charitable trust in the name of my late parents ‘AK Subbaiah Ponnamma educational and charitable trust’ and have been carrying out a series of philanthropic activities more so during the Covid pandemic. The activities of the trust, though presently centered in Kodagu district, will hopefully in the coming days spread its wings and become pan Karnataka. I am the managing trustee of the trust.

Prominent legal fights for social causes

Successful litigation in the Gun License Exemption case on behalf of the Federation of Kodava Samajas and Kodava National Council.
Successful in obtaining direction from the High Court of Karnataka for a fresh report on providing Scheduled Tribe status for Kodavas.
Obtained stay on the appointments made by the Government to the Takacauvery Temple administration which did not provide representation for Kodavas.

Some of the social works undertaken in Kodagu

Some of the contributions in the field of education

Scholarship of Rs.10,000 each to female students annually who have joined Degree courses. In 2021 scholarship was provided to 45 students and 67 students received the scholarship in the year 2022. They will all receive the scholarship for three years.
On August 27, on the occasion of the birthday celebrations of AK Subbaiah, 67 female students were provided with a scholarship of Rs.10,000 each.

Programmes to provide basic infrastructure

New road built in Chembu village with personal finance without the help of Government or authorities
Road built in Dabbadka village where no road existed
Two roads built with personal funds in two villages of Kodagu; Chembu and Dabbadka
A bore well in Maldare to provide drinking water facility for 2,500 people.

Service to temples and religious institutions

Donations and contributions to over 50 temples in Kodagu
Contributed donations to scores of public Ganesha Festivals across Kodagu. Participated in dozens of public Ganesha Chaturti festivals as chief guest
Provided support for the celebration of public Ganeshotsava at Gandhinagar, Virajpet by the Sri Ganapati Seva Samiti.
Contributed to the Onam Celebrations at Chennayana Kote by the Hindu Malayali Samiti.

Some of the contributions to sports

Sponsored the All Sports Football Club’s 7s Football Tournament in Gonikoppal.
Sponsored the coconut shooting competition on the occasion of Thok Namme festival in Mayamudi.
Sponsored the State-level Shooting Competition organized by the Nalnad Planters Recreation Association.
Sponsored the 18th Kodagu District Muslim Cricket Cup organized by the SRS Cricketers, Murnad and the Kodagu Muslim Sports Association.

Gallery

Initiatives

17/09/2022, Theerthodbhava at Talakaveri

ಈ ವರ್ಷ ತಲಕಾವೇರಿ ತೀರ್ಥೋದ್ಭವದ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 17ರಂದು ಮೇಷ ಲಗ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಜೆ...

19/09/2022, Kailpodh in Bengaluru.

ಶ್ರೀ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಕೊಡವ ಸಂಘ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಇವರ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಭಾರಿ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಕೈಲ್‌...

22/09/2022, Vindictive arrests of party workers

ಮಧ್ಯರಾತ್ರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಕಾನೂನು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಸಂಜಯ್ ಯಾದವ್...

23/09/2022, My view on the BJP’s “offense”, that is lower than a traffic offense

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಅಂಟಿಸಿದ ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದರಲ್ಲೂ ಯಾರನ್ನೂ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಗೆ ಕರೆತಂದ...

25/09/2022, Bharath Jodo preparations at Gonikoppal.

ದೇಶದೆಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಸಂಚಲನ ಮೂಡಿಸಿರುವ ಭಾರತ ಐಕ್ಯತಾ ಯಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಕೊಡಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಜನ ಕಾತುರದಿಂದ...

26/09/2022, Tiger attacks need holistic solution

Its a tragic incident that has occurred near Bommadu Haadi....

27/09/2022, Onam by Hindu Malayali Samaj.

ಗೋಣಿಕೊಪ್ಪದ ಕೊಡಗು ಹಿಂದೂ ಮಲಯಾಳಿ ಸಮಾಜದ ಪದಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಪದಗ್ರಹಣ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಜದ ವತಿಯಿಂದ...

29/09/2022, Legal Cell meeting.

ಪಕ್ಷದ ಕಾನೂನು, ಮಾನವ ಹಕ್ಕು ಹಾಗೂ ಆರ್.ಟಿ.ಐ ಘಟಕದ ಸದಸ್ಯರ ಸಭೆ ಭುದವಾರ...