Overview

• Padmaja died on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, after severe breathing difficulties, according to local reports.
• Hindustan Times reported that her last rites and funeral were conducted in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu left Vijayawada to meet the family and posted condolences on X.
• BJP leader Daggubati Purandeswari was reported to be traveling from Delhi to be with relatives.
• She was the eldest daughter-in-law of N. T. Rama Rao and Basava Rama Tarakam and the sister of Daggubati Venkateswara Rao.