Folk singer, Warehousing Corporation chairman Saichand passes away

Saichand’s role during the Telangana cultural movement will remain immortal, said CM Chandrasekhar Rao

Folk singer and Telangana State Warehousing Corporation Chairman V. Sai Chander passed away on June 29 morning in Hyderabad. Photo: Special Arrangement

Folk singer, separate Telangana State activist and Telangana Warehousing Corporation Chairman V. Sai Chander (39), known as Saichand, passed away in Hyderabad on June 29 morning due to cardiac arrest. Saichand is survived by his wife, son and daughter.

According to sources, Saichand, along with his family members, went to his farmhouse at Karukonda in the Nagarkurnool district and spent the day there on June 28. Late in the night, he complained of chest pain and was taken to a hospital at Nagarkurnool and then to Care Hospital at Hyderabad, where the doctors declared him “brought dead”.

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao expressed profound shock over the sudden demise of Saichand, stating that his untimely death was very painful. The Chief Minister added that Saichand’s role during the Telangana cultural movement will remain immortal.

Mr. Rao remembered Saichand’s contribution through his songs during the cultural movement in the second phase of the Telangana struggle. Mr. Rao noted that his public meetings would not start without Saichand’s cultural programmes.

Saichand has been playing an active role as a singer from the initial days of the Telangana movement, the Chief Minister said, adding that the loss of Saichand — who ignited the spirit of the Telangana movement in the previous years and awareness on development through his songs — is an irreparable loss.

Mr. Rao said he prayed to God to give strength to the bereaved family members to bear the tragedy. The CM, while conveying his deepest condolences, also assured that all kinds of support will be extended to the bereaved family.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy, Rajya Sabha member J. Santosh Kumar, and Lok Sabha member Komatireddy Venkata Reddy condoled the death of Saichand and recalled his role in Telangana movement. Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Finance and Health Minister T. Harish Rao, Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav and others too condoled the death of Saichand.