Prominent personalities including Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, K Chandrashekar Rao and N Chandrababu Naidu, paid their last respects to senior Parliamentarian and former union minister G Venkatswamy who passed away on Monday night.
Besides KCR and Chandrababu Naidu, prominent leaders visited Venkatswamy’s residence at Somajiguda to pay their respects. They include Legislative Councils chairmen Dr A Chakrapani (AP) and Swamy Goud (Telangana), Leaders of the Opposition K Jana Reddy (Telangana) and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (AP), ministers – Nayani Narasimha Reddy, T Harish Rao, Etala Rajender, P Mahender Reddy, Tummala Nageshwar Rao, Congres leaders K Jana Reddy, K Chiranjeevi, Mohammed Ali Shabbir and D Nagender TRS MPs K Keshava Rao, Balka Suman, TDP leaders L Ramana, Devender Goud, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, R Chandrashekar Reddy, BJP leaders G Kishan Reddy, Nagam Janardhan Reddy and Ramchandra Rao among leaders.
AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi flew from New Delhi to attend the last rites of Venkatswamy. (INN)