Tumakuru: Siddaganga Polytechnic Lecturer Manoj Kumar has been appointed as the successor of Siddaganga Matha.

Manoj Kumar, the son of Shadaksharayya and Virupakshamma of Mylanahalli, Nelamangala Taluk, Bangalore Rural District, has completed BA, BED, M.Sc, MA and is working as a lecturer at Siddaganga Polytechnic.

Manoj Kumar will be initiated as the successor of Siddaganga Matha on Basava Jayanti.