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Former A.P (undivided) Congress president D. Srinivas passes away
A powerful BC leader, Mr. Srinivas had cordial relations with top Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi
Senior Congress leader and former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Dharmapuri Srinivas passed away in the early hours of Saturday, June 29, 2024. following a heart attack.
He was 76 and ailing for sometime. He is survived by wife and two sons - Dharmapuri Sanjay, former Nizamabad Mayor and Dharmapuri Arvind, two-time MP from Nizamabad constituency.
The mortal remains of the senior leader has been kept at his residence in MLA Colony for the party leaders to pay their last respects. The body would be shifted to Pragatinagar in Nizamabad this evening. The last rites would be performed on Sunday morning in Nizamabad.
Born on September 27, 1948, Mr. Srinivas rose from the rank of the Youth Congress to become and MLA, Minister and the PCC chief twice.
A graduate from prestigious Nizam College in Hyderabad, Mr. Srinivas first entered the AP Legislative Assembly in 1989 by winning the Nizamabad seat and went on to become a Minister. Following in the footsteps of his uncle and close relative and then Finance Minister Argul Rajaram, the senior Congress leader wove his way with sheer hard work.
Had cordial ties with CMs
Despite the towering presence of Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Congress leader created a niche for himself in the party. Hailing from powerful Munnuru Kapu backward class community, Mr. Srinivas emerged as a power centre. His cordial relationship with Chief Ministers - Marri Channa Reddy, N. Janardhan Reddy, Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy and other senior leaders, showed his political acumen.
His appointment as the APCC president in 2003 came as a pleasant surprise even to Rajasekhara Reddy, who was then the CLP leader. He was again retained as the state party unit chief for the second term at a time in 2008 when actor K. Chiranjeevi had floated Praja Rajyam Party. He is credited with insisting on poll alliance with the TRS in 2004 polls.
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