Paladugu-is-no-moreSenior Congress Leader and MLC, Paladugu Venkatarao breathed his last a short while ago. He is 75 and is suffering from age related illnesses for a long time. Finally he gave up this morning while being treated in Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad.

Paladugu hails from Gogulampaadu of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. He was an active participant in youth Congress since 1968 and was elected as MLA for Nuziveedu constituency twice. He was MLC in 1978 and worked as Minister for Rural Water Supply and Agriculture. Later on he was again elected for Nuziveedu constituency in 1989 and is serving as MLC from 2007 to till date.

He is known to be a honest politician. He also donated his residential building to Andhra Pradesh Horticulture University for starting Rythu Seva Kendram (Kisan Bhavan). We at M9.news join our readers in expressing our heart felt condolences to the bereaved family.