Vimala Bai, KCR’s sister dies, cremated

P Vimala Bai a resident of Mangapuram near Alwal in Secunderabad, second elder sister of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today died at a hospital here. She has been ailing for some time and breathed her last on Wednesday morning according to family members. On hearing the news of the death the chief minister drove straight to her residence and extended condolences. He consoled the family members of Vimala Bai. The family members said that she has been undergoing treatment for some time and died at the hospital.

Later the final rites of Vimala Bai were performed were performed by her family members at a public cemetery in Tirumalagiri here. According to information the chief minister has eight elder sisters, one elder brother and an younger sister and Vimala Bai is one of them.

In an official communiqué here the chief minister has extended condolences on the death of his sister. KCR also expressed sympathies to the bereaved family members. (NSS)