Hyderabad, July 14 -- Senior politician, former Andhra Pradesh minister and Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.
He was 73 and is survived by his family.
Born as Mudragada Padmanabham in Kirlampudi village of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, he began his political career as a Janata Party MLA from Prattipadu in 1978.
He later joined the Telugu Desam Party after its formation in 1982 and won the 1983 and 1985 Assembly elections from the constituency.
During his political career spanning over four decades, Mudragada served as a four-time MLA, one-time Lok Sabha member from Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and held ministerial positions in the governme...