Congress MP P Govardhan Reddy dies in Kullu, leaders pay homage

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member from Telangana Palvai Govardhan Reddy died today after suffering a cardiac arrest near Kullu in Himachal Pradesh.

He was 80.

Family sources said Reddy, who was accompanied by his wife, was to have attended a Parliamentary Committee meeting in Kullu when he suffered a cardiac arrest at the Bhuntar airport on the outskirts of the Himachal town.

He was rushed to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead.

He had taken an early morning flight to Kullu from Delhi.

A five-time MLA in Andhra Pradesh before the bifurcation of the state, Reddy, elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012, was a member of several committees.

He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. (AGENCIES)

 

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