Special cover released to commemorate Mahatma Gandhiji’s first visit to Kodagu on 22.02.1934 at Swarnalay, Suntikoppa, Somwarpet Sub Dn under Kodagu Dn by Sri Appacchu Ranjan, MLA Somwarpet Tq, Kodagu district, Lt Col Kumar(Retd), Suntikoppa, Sri KV Anantharamu, SPOs Kodagu Dn ,Sri AB Kantharaja, Inspector Post Somwarpet Sub Dn , Sri Sreenivas, Postmaster Grade-1, Suntikoppa , DO staff & Gundugutti familly on 29.05.2015 . Gandhiji entered Kodagu through Ponnampet on 22.02.1934 as a part of his campaign to mobilize country wide support for the freedom movement. He was escorted by Shri Gundugutti Manjunathayya from Ponnampet to Swarnalaya at Suntikoppa on 23.02.1934. Gandhiji is seen addressing the gathering of villagers at the night and proceeded to Madikeri next morning.
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