Former union minister Jaipal Reddy no more

Update: 2019-07-28 08:39 IST

Congress senior leader and former union minister Jaipal Reddy passed away around 1.30 am on Sunday. He was 77.

Reddy was admitted to hospital due to high fever and also diagnosed with pneumonia. He breathed his last at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Gachibowli.

Born on January 16, 1942, in Madugula of erstwhile Mahbubnagar district, Jaipal Reddy ventured into politics as a student leader of Osmania University and then went on to become MLA in 1970 from Congress party. He was elected as five-time MP and was also the lone Janata Dal MLA in United Andhra Pradesh. He served as the union minister in IK Gujral and Man Mohan Singh cabinet.

Jaipal Reddy was survived by wife Lakshmi, a daughter and two sons. His last rites will be held tomorrow at Necklace Road.

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