K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR,) the Chief Minister of Telangana, announced the last rites of Jaipal Reddy, a former Union Minister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress (INC,) will be performed with full state honours in Telangana.
Jaipal Reddy passed away on the 28th of July at 1:28 A.M., due to prolonged illness. He was admitted to the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospital on the 20th of July. A doctor declared him dead on the 28th of July.
Mr. Reddy, the former Union Minister of India and one of the senior most members of the INC, passed away at the age of 77.
Jaipal Reddy was always a man of principles. He was the kind of politician who never allowed his disability to come in the way of his career. Although Jaipal Reddy contracted polio at a very young age, he never let it become a hindrance in fulfilling his responsibilities.
He used to attend Assembly meetings regularly and work for the welfare of people.
Ministers and politicians such as M.K. Stalin, Rahul Gandhi, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Shatrughan Sinha, Anand Sharma, Partha Ghosh and others took to Twitter and expressed grief about the demise of Mr. Reddy.
#JaipalReddy: One thing I distinctly remember about him.. & fellow journalists from those times wud fondly remember. At press conferences, he’d read out sentences from his statement & always include “comma” and “full stop”, even “exclamation”. He was an impressive personality.
— Partha Ghosh (@heyyparth) July 28, 2019
Expressing my profound grief and sorrow over the demise of veteran Congress leader, Shri #JaipalReddy garu. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
RIP pic.twitter.com/UHQBGGqm5f— Harshvardhan Patil (@Harshvardhanji) July 28, 2019
Deeply saddened by the demise of my friend and colleague #JaipalReddy , a leader of intellect and integrity. He would be missed for his articulation, legendary annecdotes and a great sense of humour. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and admirers.
— Anand Sharma (@AnandSharmaINC) July 28, 2019
In the passing away of Sh #JaipalReddy, the country has lost a statesman of great eminence.Had the privilege of knowing & working closely with him for decades.A true democrat,learned & erudite speaker, he always shed light of knowledge;also quick to appreciate work of others. RIP pic.twitter.com/pfAjUy3omG
— Pawan Kumar Bansal (@pawanbansal_chd) July 29, 2019
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh expresses his condolences on the demise of Shri S Jaipal Reddy. pic.twitter.com/k7YKyQbCcO
— Congress (@INCIndia) July 28, 2019
The last rites of Mr. Reddy will be performed with full state honours next to PV Ghat, near the Hussain Sagar, Telangana.
KCR ordered Shailendra Kumar Joshi, the Chief Secretary of Telangana, to make the necessary arrangements for the last rites to be performed where there is a ‘samadhi’ of P.V. Narasimhan, the former Prime Minister of India.
The last rites will take place between 1:00 P.M., and 1:30 P.M.
Stay tuned for further updates.
