WARANGAL: The president of the BRS district unit and the chairman of Mulugu Zilla Parishad, Kusuma Jagadish (44), passed away following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Hanamkonda on Sunday.
It may be recalled that Jagadish had suffered a mild heart attack on April 1. His wife Rama Devi performed CPR and rushed him to the hospital.
Right from the inception of TRS party in 2001, Jagadish actively participated in separate Telangana movement in erstwhile Warangal district.
Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao, considering his services to the party, not only gave him the ZP chairman post, but also recently made him the district unit president of the BRS party in Mulugu district.
Jagadish played a key role in making IT minister KTR's recent Mulugu tour a grand success.
Several BRS party leaders of the Mulugu district including Ministers, MLAs and MLCs who were his close associates, expressed shock at the sudden demise of Jagadish.
Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao in a statement, conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members.
KCR appreciated Jagadish's services during the separate Telangana movement and also recalled the active role played by him in strengthening the party in Mulugu district as ZP chairman.
The BRS government will help and support the family members of Kusuma Jagadish in their hard times, KCR assured.
