Telugu Desam MLA dead

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, DEC. 23. Mr. Pidathala Vijayakumar Reddy (48), Telugu Desam MLA from Giddalur constituency in Prakasam district, died suddenly following a heart attack in his native town on Saturday. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

Mr. Reddy had gone to inspect a work done by the Roads and Buildings Department at Giddalur when he suddenly collapsed. His family sent a message to the Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, asking for a helicopter to shift him to Chennai for treatment, but by the time a helicopter could be readied, there was another message announcing that he died.

The Chief Minister went to Giddalur and attended the funeral. He placed a wreath on the body and consoled the family. In a statement, he expressed shock at the sudden demise, and said the party suffered a serious loss at the death of a promising leader.

Mr. Reddy was the son of Pidathala Ranga Reddy, who was Speaker of AP Assembly and Finance Minister in the 1970s. He was the son- in-law of Mr. G. Kumaraswamy Reddy, former Principal Secretary to Government in the Medical Department. Mr. Vijayakumar Reddy's brother died in a car accident a few years ago.

The former Chief Minister, Mr. N. Janardhana Reddy, and the Leader of Opposition, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, also issued statements condoling the death and conveyed their sympathies to the bereaved family.

Our Kurnool Staff Reporter writes:

The death Mr. Vijayakumar Reddy was condoled by various business associations here on Saturday. The family of Mr. Reddy has had close ties with Kurnool town for two generations. Mr. Vijayakumar Reddy worked as the president of Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and President of Hoteliers Association. All theatres and some of the commercial establishments in the town were closed as a mark of respect.

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