Overview

• Reddy died late Friday at Care Hospitals in Gachibowli, according to his family, which cited age-related illness and breathing difficulties, while another report attributed the immediate cause to cardiac arrest.
• His mortal remains were scheduled to be placed at the CPI state office in Hyderabad on Saturday morning before being handed over to Gandhi Medical College for research.
• Leaders across parties offered condolences, including Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, BRS chief K. Chandrashekar Rao, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and opposition leader Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
• A longstanding Left organiser, he led the CPI nationally from 2012 to 2019 after earlier serving as deputy general secretary.
• The two-time Lok Sabha member from Nalgonda chaired the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and helped shape the Welfare Bill for Unorganised Workers.