Tearful farewell to Janardhan Reddy

Last rites performed at his native village Vakadu

May 11, 2014 03:08 am | Updated November 17, 2021 02:49 am IST - NELLORE:

Congress leaders, followers and sympathisers arrived in large numbers to bid a tearful farewell to former Chief Minister Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy at his native village, Vakadu, in Nellore district on Saturday.

They paid floral tributes to the the departed leader.

Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah, who served as a Finance Minister in Janardhan Reddy’s Cabinet in the past, visited Vakadu in the afternoon and paid his homage. He recalled that Janardhan Reddy was known for being a straightforward person. The cremation was held on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi amid State honours given by the administration. One day was observed as a local holiday and three days mourning was announced in the district limits in honour of the late former Chief Minister.

Janardhan Reddy’s followers paid rich tributes, saying that in his long political career, NJR remained a loyal Congress worker and a trouble-shooter who always came forward to stand by the party. Courage and commitment were behind NJR’s rise from a teacher to the Chief Minister of AP.

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