Hyderabad: Many Thousands Turn Out for YSR's Last Journey


IANS

Hyderabad, Sep 4: Tens of thousands of grief stricken people turned out Friday to pay their last respects to the late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, whose body will be kept at a stadium here before being flown to his native Pulivendula town in Kadapa district for the last rites.

A sea of humanity waited outside the Lal Bahadur Stadium in the heart of the city for the cortege to arrive from his residence five kilometres away. Thousands of others accompanied the funeral procession as it snaked its way to the stadium through surging crowds.

Hundreds of vehicles followed the flower bedecked truck in which the body, draped in the national flag, was kept.

Standing by the side of his father's body was his MP son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was appealing to people to allow the vehicle to move.

Grieving men and women were standing on either side of the road and on rooftops to bid adieu to the man who ruled their hearts through a series of pro-poor schemes.

Holding national flags in their hands, some mourners were seen running towards the truck to have a closer look at the casket and console Jaganmohan Reddy.

The Lal Bahadur Stadium is where YSR, as the late chief minister was known, took oath as head of government for the second term on May 20 this year. It was at the same stadium that YSR had taken oath for the first term in 2004 and signed the first file to provide free electricity to farmers.

Police had a tough time controlling crowds and there was a virtual stampede outside stadium.

  

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  • Lawrence Balkunje, AIKALA MANGALORE

    Fri, Sep 04 2009

    IF I HAVE SEEN A GENUIENE POLITICIAN IN THE RECENT YEARS NONE OTHER THAN Y S REDDY A TRUE CHRISTIAN , A TRUE LEADER , SERVING PEOPLE.HE IS REALLY A HERO EVERY CITIZEN OF INDIA. I REALLY CONGRADULATE KARNATAKA GOVT. FOR DECLARING A HOLIDAY.

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  • Kumar, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 04 2009

    Mr. Raju, your statement seems to provoke & create more hatredness between religions & sects. Why unnecessary bring other issue here. Express Condolense for YSR, not by dragging controvorsy.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur,Puttur/Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 04 2009

    THE NATION HAS LOST A GREAT LEADER, A GREAT ADMINISTRATOR, A LOVER OF THE POOR, IN ALL A KIND AND A POLITE PERSON WITH GREAT VISIONS FOR THE STATE AND THE NATION INDEED A GREAT LOSS. MAY GOD BLESS HIS SOUL AND MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

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  • raju, mangalore

    Fri, Sep 04 2009

    Hopefully, Reddy''s tragic adventure should finally stop his counterpart in Karnataka from shamelessly using the poor tax payers money to fly on the chopper to visit every single swami and temple in the state.

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