RS member from Telengana dies of heart attack in Kullu

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Telengana Palvai Govardhan Reddy died early on Friday after suffering a massive heart attack while he was in Kullu. He was 80.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi condoled the sad demise of the Congress leader. “Saddened by the demise of Rajya Sabha MP Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and supporters,” Mr Modi tweeted. Ms Gandhi issued a statement saying “Shri Reddy committed his life to the people and Congress Party at a young age and leaves behind an admirable legacy. His death is an irreparable loss to the nation and the party”. Leader of the Opp-osition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Govardhan Reddy had “richly contributed to the proceedings both in the Legislative Assembly and in Parliament”. He was a five-time MLA from Andhra Pradesh.

Top political leaders came to pay their last respect. The leaders who came to his residence included Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh, senior Congress leaders N.D. Tiwari, Digvijay Singh and Telengana PCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy, among others.