Anam Vivekananda Reddy, a former MLA and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, passed away early on Wednesday morning at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). Reddy was undergoing treatment in Hyderabad for the last one month. He was 67. He was admitted to KIMS hospital with several health issues mainly lungs ailment. After his condition deteriorated in last few days, he was put on the ventilator, reported the Times of India. Reddy’s body will be shifted to his native place Nellore in Andhra Pradesh and cremation will be held tomorrow, as per the report.
Vivekananda Reddy is a three-time MLA. Anam Brothers are in Congress for a very long time and joined the Telugu Desam Party after 2014 elections when Congress is reduced to Zero due to the after-effects of the state bifurcation.