Former Indian Minister Jaipal Reddy dies at 77

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Former Indian Union Minister and senior Congress leader, Jaipal Reddy has died aged 77.

He was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad, where he died in the early hours of Sunday.

Reddy has been a parliamentarian for several decades and held key portfolios in various governments. 

He was a four-term MLA, served as a Lok Sabha MP five times and was elected to the Rajya Sabha twice.

Reddy's funeral is expected to take place on Monday.

 

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