Jagan Mohan Reddy, YS Sharmila pay tribute to YS Rajasekhara Reddy on his birth anniversary

Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy paid tribute to the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy on his 75th birth anniversary at the YSR Ghat in Pulivendula of Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday.

The YSR Congress Party chief, who is also the son of YS Rajashekhara Reddy, was accompanied by his mother, YS Vijayamma, other family members, and YSRCP supporters to the ghat.

Reddy also took to social media, paying homage to the former leader, saying, “Nanna, your 75th birthday is a festive day for all of us. Millions of families are remembering you today. YSR Congress workers, leaders and fans are going ahead in service activities on your birthday. The path you have shown for the welfare of the people is our mainstay. The discipline you have followed throughout your life, the hard work you have done and the courage you have shown in politics are the way for us. The goal is the achievement of your dreams; the welfare of crores of families is the goal… our efforts till the end.”

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Chief and daughter of YS Rajasekhara Reddy, YS Sharmila, also paid tribute to the late Andhra Pradesh CM at the ghat in Pulivendula.

“I believe your 75th birthday is splendidly celebrated in heaven Pa. Thank you for the all love you showered on me. Will cherish it close to my heart forever and promise to hold on to your cords, your roots, your ideology and your legacy,” Sharmila wrote on the social media site X.

YS Rajasekhara Reddy was popularly known as YSR and served as the Chief Minister of then-undivided Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009.

He was a member of the Lok Sabha from Kadapa for four terms and was also an MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for six terms from the Pulivendula constituency.

In 2009, Reddy died a tragic death after a helicopter carrying him went missing in the Nallamala Forest area. It was later confirmed that the helicopter had crashed and all five people, including Reddy, were pronounced dead.