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AP: Ex-Minister Shetrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju passes away

Vijayawada, Nov 12 (UNI) Telugu Desam party leader, senior politician and former Minister Shetrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju passed away on Thursday while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Visakhapatnam.
He was 78.

Family members said that Vijaya Rama Raju had been ill for the last few months and had been undergoing treatment in a private hospital and died today. He joined the Janata Party in 1978 and was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Naguru. Later he joined the Congress party and was elected to the Assembly in 1983 and 1985.

He was elected to Lok Sabha from Parvathipuram constituency in 1989 and 1991. He worked as Cabinet Minister in Y S Rajasekhar Reddy headed government in the combined Andhra in 2004 and he was also a Minister in the K Rosaiah headed government. Later he joined the TDP in 2017 and was elected to the Legislative Council from Srikakulam.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu condoled his death. In a message, Naidu said that in his vast political life of four decades, Vijaya Rama Raju served as MLA, MP, MLC and Minister. He played a significant role in the development of north Andhra districts, he said and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved family.
TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao also condoled his death recalling that he served the state as an MLA five times, three times as an MP and a Minister. Srinivasa Rao conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved family.
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