Date:04/03/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/03/04/stories/2007030403650500.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Speaker's assurance on ex-Speaker's statue

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: Assembly Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy said that he would take up with Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy the issue of installation of a statue of former Speaker D. Sripada Rao at a prominent junction in the State capital.

Releasing a CD on the biography of late Sripada Rao at a function here on Friday, Mr. Reddy said the former Speaker had a spotless political career. He was renowned for his patient handling of Assembly proceedings.

Mr. Sripada Rao used to emphasise that the MLAs should have common sense while raising issues. They should not be bogged down with rules of legislature.

TDP MLA Ch. Rajeswara Rao, CPI MLA Chada Venkat Reddy, and former TDP MP S. Venugopalachary, paid tributes to Sripada Rao.