Former Minister Jakkampudi Rammohana Rao (58) died in a private hospital here on Sunday. He had been ailing since 2005. He is survived by wife Vijayalakshmi, two sons and a daughter. After undergoing stem cell therapy he had been attending local programmes.
Rammohana Rao was born on August 6, 1953, at Adurru village of Razole mandal and graduated from Rajahmundry VT College. Meduri Satyanarayana, the then secretary and correspondent of Veeresalingam Pantulu's Hitakarini Samajam, encouraged him to join the National Students Union of India in 1978. He rose through the ranks rapidly and had worked closely with Vundavalli Arun Kumar, Congress MP from Rajahmundry. He contested from the Kadiam Assembly constituency in 1989 as an Independent after he failed to get the Congress ticket.
He went on to win the election and became a close follower of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. In 1994, he lost but again won in 1999. He won in the 2004 elections, and was inducted into Cabinet as Minister for Roads and Buildings. After his health failed by end of 2005, he was taken for treatment to US. He recently joined the YSR Congress along with his wife who lost the 2009 elections from Rajahmundry Rural.
Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah, APCC president Botcha Satyanarayana, Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy and Rajya Sabha member K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao condoled his death.
In a separate statement, YSR Congress president Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy said it was a personal loss to YSR family.
