09-04-2009, 08:14 PM
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<b>âMessiahâ laid to rest in native Pulivendula</b>
<i>{I thought only Jesus Christ was called that! No protests from minorities?}</i>
September 5th, 2009
By Our Correspondent Â
Idupulapaya/Hyderabad, Sept. 4:
The state bid an emotional farewell to Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, who was laid to rest in Idupulapaya estate in his native village of Pulivendula on Friday evening amid chants of âYSR Amar Raheâ.
The funeral was advanced to 4.35 pm, after warnings that the helicopters carrying the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, and other ministers could face bad weather.
The sprawling 200-acre lush green Idupulapaya valley echoed with slogans after Dr Reddyâs body was brought in an IAF helicopter from Hyderabad. Lakhs thronged the area to have a last glimpse of their departed leader.
The late chief ministerâs son, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, threw the first fistful of earth on the coffin after it was lowered into the final resting place.
Mr Rosaiah, the Union health minister, Mr Gulam Nabi Azad, were among those present at the funeral.
Earlier, huge crowds bid a tearful adieu to Dr Reddy in the state capital. The funeral procession moved to Gandhi Bhavan at 9.40 am and later to the Lal Bahadur stadium at noon.
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Congress chief Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Mr Rahul Gandhi, also paid their last respects to Dr Reddy and called on the late leaderâs family.
<b>Meanwhile, the high-level inquiry committee appointed by the Centre has seized the cockpit voice recorder and emergency location transmitter of the helicopter that crashed on Wednesday.</b>
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<b>âMessiahâ laid to rest in native Pulivendula</b>
<i>{I thought only Jesus Christ was called that! No protests from minorities?}</i>
September 5th, 2009
By Our Correspondent Â
Idupulapaya/Hyderabad, Sept. 4:
The state bid an emotional farewell to Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, who was laid to rest in Idupulapaya estate in his native village of Pulivendula on Friday evening amid chants of âYSR Amar Raheâ.
The funeral was advanced to 4.35 pm, after warnings that the helicopters carrying the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, and other ministers could face bad weather.
The sprawling 200-acre lush green Idupulapaya valley echoed with slogans after Dr Reddyâs body was brought in an IAF helicopter from Hyderabad. Lakhs thronged the area to have a last glimpse of their departed leader.
The late chief ministerâs son, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, threw the first fistful of earth on the coffin after it was lowered into the final resting place.
Mr Rosaiah, the Union health minister, Mr Gulam Nabi Azad, were among those present at the funeral.
Earlier, huge crowds bid a tearful adieu to Dr Reddy in the state capital. The funeral procession moved to Gandhi Bhavan at 9.40 am and later to the Lal Bahadur stadium at noon.
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Congress chief Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Mr Rahul Gandhi, also paid their last respects to Dr Reddy and called on the late leaderâs family.
<b>Meanwhile, the high-level inquiry committee appointed by the Centre has seized the cockpit voice recorder and emergency location transmitter of the helicopter that crashed on Wednesday.</b>
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