The last rites of the senior Congress leader and Khairtabad MLA, P Janardhana Reddy who died of heart attack were performed at Amberpet cremation with full Police honours on Saturday evening. His son, Vishnuvadhan Reddy lit the pyre as per Hindu tradition even as police fired in the air thrice. The family members and follower of the leader wept inconsolably while slogans like 'PJR Amar Rahe' rented the air.
The Party State affairs in charge Veerappa Moily and AICC secretary Iqbal Singh went to the residence of PJR in the morning and paid homage to the departed leader. Draped in party flag and placed on flower decked van, the body was taken to Gandhi Bhavan in a huge procession that passed through Khairtabad and Nampally. Thousands of Congress workers and followers followed the procession even as several leaders including V Hanumantha Rao, M Sashidar Reddy, Mukesh Goud, L Rajagopal and S Satyanaryana accompanied the body. The body was placed at Gandhi Bhavan for more than one and half hours to enable the people to pay their last respects.
The funeral procession wound is way through Mozamjahi Market, Putlibowli, Koti, Chaderghat and Nimboliadda before reaching the crematorium. The Chief Minister, Dr.YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Union Ministers T Subbirami Reddy, S Jaipal Reddy and M Pallam Raju, TDP leader T Devender Goud host of state ministers and MLAs attended the funeral.
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