Vizianagaram: Taddi Sanyasi Naidu, a former MLA of Gajapathinagaram, Vizianagaram district, breathed his last at the age of 90. Sanyasi Naidu, who had been residing in Gajapathinagaram for several years, suffered a fatal injury after slipping in the bathroom a week ago. Despite receiving medical treatment at a private hospital in Visakhapatnam, he succumbed to his injuries yesterday. Sanyasi Naidu had a political career that spanned several decades. He contested on behalf of the Socialist Party in 1959 and later represented the Congress Party in the 1962 elections, emerging victorious. Following in his father's footsteps, his eldest son, Taddi Venkatarao, also contested and won from Gajapathinagaram in 1999 as a member of the Congress Party. Sanyasi Naidu remained active in the Congress party until 2005, after which he chose to retire from politics. The last rites of Sanyasi Naidu will take place today in his native village of Challapet, located in the Mentada Mandal.
