Andhra CM YSR Reddy, 4 others killed in
crash
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S
Rajasekhara Reddy and four other persons
were killed in the helicopter that crashed
in the Nallamala Hills in bad weather on
Wednesday losing radio contact an hour after
take off from Hyderabad.
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The bodies of 60-year-old Reddy - who led
his Congress party to a spectacular second
consecutive victory in the Lok Sabha and
Assembly polls - his Special Secretary P
Subramanyam, Chief Secretary A S C Wesley,
pilot Group Captain S K Bhatia and co-pilot
M S Reddy were found on Rudrakonda Hill, 40
nautical miles east of Kurnool.
His Bell 430 chopper went down in bad
weather.
Army commandos recovered the dead bodies of
all the five people - including the Chief
Minister - who were on board the twin-engine
Bell chopper.
An Indian Air Force helicopter had on
Thursday morning located the mangled remains
of the helicopter.
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The news of the tragedy filtered out after a
meeting of the Congress core group at the
Prime Minister's residence, but fears had
been growing since Wednesday night when
search operations to locate the missing
chopper were unsuccessful.
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The helicopter took off at 0835 hrs IST from
the old Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad on
Wednesday.
The Chief Minister was on his way to
Chittoor, 588 km from Hyderabad, for a
function when his helicopter went missing in
inclement weather around 0930 hrs IST on
Wednesday in the dense Nallamalla forests.
Reactions from political leaders started
pouring in soon after the tragic news was
announced.
"We are in total shock, it's a tremendous
loss for the Congress party, for the entire
state of Andhra Pradesh. We are yet to come
to terms with this news. Sonia Gandhi is in
constant touch with the family and is
monitoring the situation closely. The senior
leaders who have been deputed in this matter
will brief the press shortly. He was an
utterly practical human being, he was always
moving on to achieve his goal, he was the
man on the move, it's very sad that life has
got him to such a tragic end. He was a
dynamic Chief Minister. It is a tremendous
loss to Andhra Pradesh and the Congress
party. It's a terrible time because he could
have achieved so much as the head of the
state," said Congress Spokesperson Jayanti
Natrajan.
State Congress Chief, D Srinivas said, "I
don't think I will see another leader like
him in this lifetime."
TDP leader Yerran Naidu said, "Today is a
sad day. YSR Reddy was a great leader, I
knew him for 30 years. We were really hoping
that he would be found safe. We are very
shocked."
"I had hoping till the last minute that some
miracle will happen. If the party is feeling
this way I can't imagine what the family is
going through. He was the kind of leader who
could turn probability into possibility,"
said Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary.
Home Minister P Chidambaramdescribed YSR,
who led the Congress to a spectacular
election victory in May this year, as "a
tall leader".
"We are in deep mourning. We send our
condolences to the families of YSR and the
other four (who died in the helicopter
crash)," he said.
STATE PLUNGES INTO GLOOM, CONG IN MOURNING
Andhra Pradesh plunged into gloom Thursday
as it became known that Chief Minister Y S
Rajasekhara Reddy had died in a helicopter
crash in the dense Nallamalla forests.
People cried inconsolably in the state
secretariat, the chief minister's camp
office and Gandhi Bhavan, the headquarters
of the ruling Congress party.
"He is my God. I can't believe he is no
more," wailed a Congress party worker.
"He gave life to several people through
Rajiv Arogyasri (health insurance scheme for
poor). Nobody had imagined he will lose his
life this way," said another Congress
worker.
The Congress has officially declared itself
in mourning and its flag will fly at half
mast.
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YS Rajasekhara Reddy: A friend of rural
people
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Y. S.
Rajasekhara Reddy is no more but he was
known as a rural friend who tried to
implement some of the most difficult and
popular rural welfare programs in Andhra
Pradesh like NREGA, which in fact was
implemented first in Anatapur district in
the state. It’s goal to provide 100 days of
guaranteed wage employment in every
financial year to every household has
benefited 22 districts 12 million
households.
Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy,
popularly known as YSR,was a leader who had
carved for himself a niche in State politics
by his exemplary devotion and dedication to
the uplift of the downtrodden and neglected
segments of society. Born on July 8, 1949,
in Pulivendula in the backward Rayalaseema
region, YSR’s early schooling was at the
Municipal School in nearby Bellary town
which is in Karnataka. While studying in M R
Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, he
served as President of the Students Union.
He was elected leader of the House Surgeon’s
Association in S V Medical College,
Tirupati. After completing MBBS, he served
as Medical Officer at the Jammalamadugu
Mission Hospital for a brief period.
In 1973, he established a 70-bed charitable
hospital, named after his father late
Y.S.Raja Reddy at Pulivendula. His family
established one polytechnic and one degree
college in Pulivendula, which were later
handed over to the well-known Loyola group
of institutions.
He entered active politics in 1978 and
contested elections, four times to enter the
State Legislative Assembly and an equal
number of times to enter the Lok Sabha, the
Lower House of Parliament and he won all the
elections he contested.
During his three decades of political
career, YSR had served the people in
multiple capacities, both in Government as
well as in Party. He was President of the
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC)
twice – 1983-1985 and 1998-2000. During
1980-1983, he was a minister holding
important portfolios related to Rural
Development, Medical & Health and Education
etc. From 1999 to 2004 he was the Leader of
Opposition in the eleventh state assembly.
His emphasis on irrigation projects,
particularly in the backward Rayalaseema
region, has earned for him a special place
in the hearts of millions of farmers. His
unremitting struggle against certain
anti-people economic measures that were
sought to be introduced in the name of
“reforms”, including the frequent increases
in power tariff and indiscriminate
privatization of public sector units,
exalted him
He undertook his unprecedented 1500-KM-long
Padayaatra (march on foot) in scorching sun
during summer in 2003,covering backward
areas of the state in particular, to know
first-hand the real problems of the people
in their own language and their doorstep
propelled him into power soon.
Sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
on May 14, 2004, he remained a leader
focusing on agriculture and rural welfare as
ever, which won him a second term in the
assembly elections held in May.
His advice was always simple: “Don’t count
the years you want to live. Ask yourself how
much you have done for society at large with
whatever opportunities the Almighty has
provided you.”
The Rajiv Palle Baata, a novel mass contact
programme to reache out to even unmotorable
areas in the rural areas for personally
collecting feedback on the implementation of
various programmes. This programme has
become extremely popular, because it
highlights not what the Chief Minister does
in the glare of official publicity, but what
his officials may not have done in the
people’s own words.
Following its success, he extended the
programme to urban areas through Rajiv
Nagara Baata.
The Chief Minister’s emphasis on development
of the rural economy does not presuppose a
blinkered approach towards new and emerging
technologies. He gave his government’s
support to self-help groups SHGs to achieve
financial inclusion.
Dr.Reddy was equally committed to a balanced
approach towards giving thrust to
information technology, bio-technology and
all sectors that enhance industrial and
agricultural production.
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Reddy's death tremendous loss for party:
Congress
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Describing Y S
Rajasekhara Reddy as a "dynamic" chief
minister and human being, Congress today
said his demise was a "tremendous loss" to
the party which will take very long to come
to terms with it.
Reacting to his tragic death in a chopper
crash, the Congress said Reddy was "utterly"
devoted to the party, to the state of Andhra
Pradesh and to the country and his loss will
be felt "very deeply".
"He was such a dynamic CM, dynamic human
being and a man of the people, something
that will take us very long to come to terms
with," party spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan
said.
She said it was tragic that he died while
actually engaged in the active
implementation of his "important schemes".
Reddy had recently led the Congress to a
historic victory
in the Parliamentary elections in Andhra
Pradesh.
He faced a similar situation in 2006
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.
S. Rajasekhara Reddy faced a near-disaster
situation three years ago while flying in a
private helicopter from Prakasam district to
Hyderabad.
In 2006, Dr. Reddy, accompanied by his
Special Secretary M.G.V.K. and Chief
Security Officer M. Ramesh Kumar, was
returning to the city after a visit to
Giddalur.
While flying over Srisailam, where the
massive hydro-electric project by the same
name is located, the helicopter, owned by
Deccan Airways, was caught in bad weather.
Incessant rain and dense clouds forced the
pilot to look for a safe landing place. The
Air Traffic Control in Hyderabad asked the
pilot to fly low so that the Chief Security
Officer could establish contact with
officials on the ground with his
communication equipment. After surveying
maps he was carrying, the Chief Security
Officer found that Jadcherla was the nearest
place for the helicopter to land.
As the chopper was flying low, the
Mahabubnagar Collector and the
Superintendent of Police were informed. As
the district administration had just 30
minutes to make arrangements, the officials
provided security around the playground of a
government high school where the helicopter
landed safely