Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party chief Chandupatla Janga Reddy handed away on Saturday morning in Hyderabad following well being points. He was 86.
Reddy handed away at KIMS Hospital Kondapur in Hyderabad at round 6 am. He was present process therapy on the hospital for 4-5 days attributable to well being considerations. A local of Warangal, Reddy was one of many two BJP MPs elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 and a former MLA in Andhra Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrasekhar Rao and different political leaders condoled Reddy’s demise.
“Reddy Garu was an effective voice for the BJP at a very critical phase of the party’s trajectory. Spoke to his son and expressed condolences. Om Shanti,” Modi tweeted.
“Shri C Janga Reddy Garu devoted his life to public service. He was an integral a part of the efforts to take the Jana Sangh and BJP to new heights of success. He made a spot within the hearts and minds of a number of individuals. He additionally motivated many Karyakartas. Saddened by his demise,” he stated.
According to a PTI report, Reddy had served as an MLA within the undivided Andhra Pradesh meeting however it was his Lok Sabha win in 1984 from Hanamkonda that introduced him political fame. His win meant that he was one of many solely two winners the celebration had within the polls when its main lights, together with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, misplaced within the pro-Congress wave brought on by the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Reddy had defeated Congress stalwart PV Narasimha Rao, who went on to develop into India’s prime minister in 1991.
The funeral is prone to be held on the night of February 5 (Saturday) at Warangal.
(With inputs from PTI)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
