Former Hyderabad Mayor and MLA N. Laxminarayan Mudiraj (86) died while undergoing treatment at a corporate hospital here on Wednesday morning. He was the City Mayor for the year 1969-1970 and was later elected as MLA from Maharajgunj constituency in 1972.
Mr. Laxminarayana was recuperating from a recent bypass surgery and was rushed to the hospital after his health deteriorated on Tuesday evening, according to his family members. As Mayor, during the 1969-70 Telangana movement, he defied police prohibitory orders and laid foundation stone for Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial at Gun Park for which he was arrested and sent to prison.
The GHMC Commissioner and Special Officer, Somesh Kumar, visited his residence at Chudi Bazar and consoled the bereaved family members.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and working president Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu expressed their condolences to the family.
