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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Kurnool MLA dies of ill health
Congress MLA M Sikhamani from Kodumuru Assembly constituency in Kurnool district died of prolonged illness in Hyderabad in the wee hours of Saturday. He was 76.
A diabetic, Sikhamani was suffering from kidney failure for the past one year. He was admitted to hospitals in Kurnool and Hyderabad several times. Despite his failing health, he attended several functions and meetings till Thursday.
The MLA left for Hyderabad on Friday evening for treatment when his car got stuck in a traffic jam for about three hours en route. He became unconscious by the time the vehicle reached Hyderabad and was rushed to Nims where he breathed his last. Sikhamani is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters and grandchildren.
A native of Munagalapadu village, about five km from Kurnool city, Sikhamani joined politics at a young age and served as village sarpanch for more than two decades. He joined the Telugu Desam and won the Kodumuru seat in 1985. However, he lost from the same seat in 1989. He then joined the Congress and was elected from the same seat in the 1994, 1999 and 2004 elections.
He was a close associate of former chief minister and late leader Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy but after winning the 2004 elections, Sikhamani switched loyalties to chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, an arch rival of the Kotla family. Sikhamani’s son Mani Gandhi served as Kurnool mandal parishad president during the last term. The body of the MLA has been brought to Kurnool and kept at the District Congress Committee (DCC) office, where several leaders and officials paid tributes to him. Kurnool MP Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy, his MLA wife Kotla Sujatha, Panyam MLA Katasani Rambhupal Reddy, district collector J Balaramaiah, joint collector K Chakravarthy, SP N Madhusudhan Reddy, DCC president Mayor S Raghurami Reddy and several others paid their respects to the legislator.
Hundreds of people from Kurnool city and neighbouring villages also visited the body and paid tributes to the late leader. The last rites will be held at his native village, Munagalapadu, on Sunday.
CRUCIAL DELAY
Sikhamani, the 76-year-old MLA, left for Hyderabad from Kurnool on Friday evening for treatment when his car got stuck in a traffic jam for about three hours en route. He became unconscious by the time the vehicle reached Hyderabad. He was rushed to Nims where he breathed his last
A diabetic, Sikhamani was suffering from kidney failure for the past one year. He was admitted to hospitals in Kurnool and Hyderabad several times. Despite his failing health, he attended several functions and meetings till Thursday.
The MLA left for Hyderabad on Friday evening for treatment when his car got stuck in a traffic jam for about three hours en route. He became unconscious by the time the vehicle reached Hyderabad and was rushed to Nims where he breathed his last. Sikhamani is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters and grandchildren.
A native of Munagalapadu village, about five km from Kurnool city, Sikhamani joined politics at a young age and served as village sarpanch for more than two decades. He joined the Telugu Desam and won the Kodumuru seat in 1985. However, he lost from the same seat in 1989. He then joined the Congress and was elected from the same seat in the 1994, 1999 and 2004 elections.
He was a close associate of former chief minister and late leader Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy but after winning the 2004 elections, Sikhamani switched loyalties to chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, an arch rival of the Kotla family. Sikhamani’s son Mani Gandhi served as Kurnool mandal parishad president during the last term. The body of the MLA has been brought to Kurnool and kept at the District Congress Committee (DCC) office, where several leaders and officials paid tributes to him. Kurnool MP Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy, his MLA wife Kotla Sujatha, Panyam MLA Katasani Rambhupal Reddy, district collector J Balaramaiah, joint collector K Chakravarthy, SP N Madhusudhan Reddy, DCC president Mayor S Raghurami Reddy and several others paid their respects to the legislator.
Hundreds of people from Kurnool city and neighbouring villages also visited the body and paid tributes to the late leader. The last rites will be held at his native village, Munagalapadu, on Sunday.
CRUCIAL DELAY
Sikhamani, the 76-year-old MLA, left for Hyderabad from Kurnool on Friday evening for treatment when his car got stuck in a traffic jam for about three hours en route. He became unconscious by the time the vehicle reached Hyderabad. He was rushed to Nims where he breathed his last
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