Overview

• Reddy died late Friday in Hyderabad while under treatment at Care Hospitals, Gachibowli, according to his family.
• Telangana authorities will accord state honours on Sunday, with remains kept at CPI’s Makhdoom Bhavan from 10 am to 3 pm before a procession to Gandhi Medical College; his eyes will be donated to Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.
• He led the Communist Party of India from 2012 to 2019, succeeding A. B. Bardhan, and stepped down in 2019 citing health reasons.
• A two-time Lok Sabha MP from Nalgonda (1998, 2004), he chaired the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and contributed to the Welfare Bill for Unorganised Workers.
• Condolences came from across parties, including A. Revanth Reddy, K. Chandrashekar Rao, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and M. K. Stalin.