Jana Sena Party candidate S P Y Reddy dies after prolonged illness

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in a statement, expressed grief over the MP’s death. Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan also expressed grief over S P Y Reddy’s death and hailed him as a dignified leader.

Sitting MP from Nandyal constituency in Andhra Pradesh S P Y Reddy died after prolonged illness at a hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

He was 68. Reddy was hospitalised early this month.He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nandyal in 2004 and 2009 as Congress candidate. In 2014, he won the seat as YSR Congress nominee, but jumped into the ruling Telugu Desam soon after the election.

As the TDP leadership denied him the Nandyal ticket this time, Reddy joined the Jana Sena Party and fought the April 11 election from the hospital bed.