Senior Cong leader Paladugu Venkatrao passes away

Hyderabad, Jan 19, 2015: Senior Congress leader, former Minister of united AP and party member of the AP Legislative Council ( MLC ) Paladugu Venkatrao, 75, has passed away this morning at Apollo Hospital. He has been undergoing treatment for old age ailments for the last few days and breathed his last around 7.30 AM. Senior Congress leaders and leaders of other political parties condoled his death and conveyed their sympathies to the bereaved family members. His body will be kept at APCC head office Indira Bhavan here from 1 PM onward to enable Congress activists pay their respects to the departed soul. Around 3 PM, his body will be taken to Vijayawada.