Minister in the N.T. Rama Rao’s Çabinet and seven-time MLA Kolla Appala Naidu died at a corporate hospital here on Saturday midnight. He was 84 and is survived by his wife, a son and five daughters.
The former Minister’s health took a setback after death of his younger son some time ago. He was first treated in a private hospital and then shifted to a corporate hospital a few days ago.
Appala Naidu was born at Kasapeta in Vizianagaram district. He was elected to the Assembly from Revidi in 1962 and from S. Kota in 1967 as an independent candidate. He joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) when it was formed by N.T. Rama Rao and won the polls for five times from 1983 to 1999 from Uttarapalli Assembly constituency in Vizianagaram district, which was a part of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency The segment ceased to exist after 2004 elections due to delimitation of constituencies. He also discharged his responsibility as the Minister for Endowments for some time in 1985.
