Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy confirmed the sudden death of poet-lyricist Ande Sri and offered condolences to his family.
- Reddy directed that Ande Sri’s last rites be conducted with state honours and tasked Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao with the arrangements.
- The chief minister credited 'Jaya Jayahe Telangana' with giving voice to millions during the Telangana movement and the push for statehood.
- Former chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao also expressed shock, recalled his association with Ande Sri, and called the loss irreparable.
- Ande Sri, known for folk-inspired lyrics that resonated with ordinary people, died at age 64, according to ANI reporting carried by News18.