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CHRISTIAN POLITICIAN DIES IN CHOPPER
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4 September 2009:
Dr. Y.S Rajashekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Indian
state of Andhra Pradesh died in a helicopter crash along
with four others on Wednesday while traveling from the
state capital Hyderabad to Chittoor district.
Under his leadership, the state had appealed to the
Union government to amend the Indian Constitution to
provide for granting the Scheduled Caste status to
millions of Untouchable ‘Dalit’ Christians that will
give them many benefits.
The 60-year-old chief minister, popularly known as YSR,
was going to Chittor for a mass contact programme when
his helicopter met an accident - prompted by bad
weather, the charred and decomposed bodies of AP Chief
Minister and four others were found Thursday in
Nallamala forest in Kurnool district, 24 hours after the
accident was reported, according to Press Trust of India
(PTI).
Reddy, in his second term as AP Chief Minister was
credited to steering his Congress party in May to a
second stint in power; along with him in the ill-fated
helicopter was his principal secretary P. Subramaniam,
his chief security officer A.S.C. John Wesley and the
two pilots - Group Captain S.K. Bhatia and Captain M.S.
Reddy.
Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) has deeply
mourned the death of CM Reddy, who was a medical
practitioner before he entered politics.
Dr Sajan K George, GCIC National President has expressed
his condolence over the untimely death of Dr. YSR Reddy.
Dr Sajan said, “Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.
Rajasekhara Reddy was a pro poor politician and his
death is a big loss for the State.”
“His leadership was invaluable and he was one of the
leading figures of the country.
“Thanks to Dr. YSR Reddy, Andhra Pradesh State Assembly
adopted a resolution seeking Scheduled Caste status to
Dalit Christians.”
“Dr. Reddy had appealed to the Centre to amend the
Indian Constitution to provide for granting the
Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians,” Dr. Sajan
said.
Born into a protestant Christian family at Pulivendula
in Cuddapah district on July 8, 1949, YSR led Congress
party to second term in the state legislative assembly
and also increased its tally of Member of Parliament the
state sends to the Federal government. Out of 42 MP
seats in AP, Congress party bagged 33 seats surprising
the opposition which contributed much to the total
strength of Congress MPs in the Parliament for the
formation of a stable federal government.
PTI reported that the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh, adopted a resolution
highlighting various welfare schemes implemented by him
during his first tenure as Chief Minister.
“He gave a new thrust to the women’s self-help group
movement and made Andhra Pradesh the leading state in
enrolment and empowerment of women,” it said. By: Joseph
Keenan, Christian Post
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