Overview

• The senior CPI leader died in Hyderabad while undergoing hospital treatment, with party leaders confirming the news Friday night.
• He served as the Communist Party of India’s general secretary from 2012 to 2019, succeeding A. B. Bardhan.
• Reddy won the Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat in 1998 and 2004, serving in the 12th and 14th parliaments.
• He chaired the parliamentary committee on labour and championed social security, better working conditions, and education for children.
• CPI general secretary D. Raja and Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy posted tributes lauding his lifelong commitment to workers.