Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy passed away following a heart attack on Monday morning at a private hospital in Hyderabad. He was 50.
Mr Reddy was rushed to Apollo Hospitals after he collapsed at his home in the early hours of Monday. However, despite doctors’ best efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9.16 am.
“Today morning Mr. Gautam Reddy 50/M was brought to Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills in an emergency. He had collapsed suddenly at home. He arrived into our ER at 07:45am and was unresponsive, not breathing and in cardiac arrest on arrival,” the hospital said in a statement.
The minister returned to Hyderabad on Sunday after spending 10 days in Dubai for Expo 2022. Mr Reddy also held the Information Technology portfolio.
Expressing “deep shock and profound grief” over the demise of Mr Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in a statement conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family members.
Mr Reddy was the son of ex-MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
He was first elected as MLA from Atmakur in 2014 and then in 2019. He became a minister in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy after YSR Congress came to power in 2019.