Kadapa:TDP district unit condoles sudden demise of Kodela

Kadapa: Telugu Desam party district unit has organized condolence meeting at party office and NTR Circle in the city over sudden demise of former AP Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao on Monday. On this occasion party leaders garlanded the portrait of departed leader and paid rich tributes to him. Party leaders recalled their association with Kodela when he was the minister for Panchayat Raj, irrigation.

Party state organising secretary R Venkata Subba Reddy said that the death of Kodela is a great loss to the TDP as he bravely faced serious consequences when the party was in opposition. Kadapa Assembly in charge Amirbabu also expressed shock over the former Speaker's suicide.

Meanwhile in a press note TDP district president R Srinivasulu Reddy alleged that YSR Congress should hold responsible for the death of Kodela as it has humiliated him in all possible ways. He said that as a doctor and politician Kodela had rendered great service to the people.

Former Prodduturu MLA M Linga Reddy said that the party has lost a brave leader as well as great humanist. He alleged that YSR congress government has been harassing the former speaker even on petty reasons which ultimately lead him to commit suicide.