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Ex-Minister Apparao dead

By Our Special Correspondent

VIJAYAWADA JAN. 31. Former minister and educationist, M.R. Apparao (90), died at Nuzvid today after prolonged illness. He is survived by wife and an adopted son.

Born in Nuzvid zamindar family, he plunged into politics early in life. He was elected to the Assembly from Nuzvid in all elections from 1952 to 1978 and was a minister in the Cabinets of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy and Brahmananda Reddi. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha.

He was a contemporary of Bezwada Gopala Reddyand P.V.G. Raju.

He was Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University. He started Dharma Apparao college at Nuzvid. He was a tennis player.

He was elected to the Assembly from Nuzvid defeating the CPI candidate, Dasari Nagabhushana Rao, in 1952. He never tasted defeat in elections except in 1989 when he contested as TDP candidate from Nuzvid and lost to the Congress candidate, Paladugu Venkata Rao.

Both Mr. Nagabhushana Rao and Mr. Venkata Rao paid glowing tributes to Apparao.

The funeral will take place at Nuzvid tomorrow. The APCC president, M. Satyanarayana Rao, would attend.

Our Hyderabad Special Correspondent adds:

The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, expressed grief over Apparao's death.

The CLP leader, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and Mr. Satyanarayana Rao also condoled the death.

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