Overview

• He died late Wednesday in a Hyderabad super-speciality hospital from a reported kidney-related illness, according to Congress party sources.
• A five-term legislator, he served as IT Minister in the undivided Andhra Pradesh government under Y S Rajasekhara Reddy from 2004 to 2009.
• He represented the Suryapet and Tungaturti assembly constituencies during his career.
• His mortal remains will be taken to Suryapet on October 3 for people to pay their respects, followed by a funeral in Tungaturti the next day.
• Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, state Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, and other leaders issued condolences, as reported by PTI in a News18 syndicated feed.