Leaders Pay Tribute to Marri Chenna Reddy on 28th Death Anniversary

Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma his Haryana counterpart Bandaru Dattatreya, Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar and others paid homage to former chief minister Dr Marri Chenna Reddy on his death anniversary at his memorial located at Indira Park.

On his 28th death anniversary, Channa Reddy’s son Marri Shashidhar Reddy, former vice-chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was present.

Dr Chenna Reddy is remembered as a stalwart who brought the demand for separate Telangana to national prominence. He was twice Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh and Union Minister in Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet.

Dr Chennai Reddy served as Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. He passed away in 1996.