HYDERABAD: Secunderabad (Cantonment) MLA and BRS leader G Sayanna passed away while undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments at a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 71 and survived by wife and three daughters.
Sayanna had been ailing for the last few months and was admitted to the private hospital three days ago. He had joined politics after completing his education and served as a Councillor in GHMC. He joined the BRS in 2015 after being elected on a TDP ticket in the 2014 Assembly elections. Sayanna was elected to the Assembly five times and was known to be a non-controversial leader.
Of his five terms as an MLA Saynna was elected thrice on TDP ticket in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1994, 1999 and 2004. He, however, was defeated in the 2009 elections. He won again on TDP ticket after the formation of separate Telangana in 2014 with a margin of over 3,000 votes against BRS candidate G Nagesh. Later, Sayanna joined the BRS in 2015. He contested on BRS ticket in 2018 and was elected as an MLA for the fifth time from the Cantonment segment. He had also served as a member of the TTD Board in 2015.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and several ministers condoled the death of Sayanna. Rao remembered the departed MLA’s service to the people as five-time MLA and through various positions.
Rao paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of Sayanna.TDP president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh and others too condoled the death of Sayanna.
IT Minister KT Rama Rao tweeted: “My wholehearted condolences to the family and friends of BRS MLA Sri @SayannaMLA Garu on his sudden demise. He was a very humble and polite leader who always toiled for the well-being of the people of Secunderabad Cantonment. May his soul rest in peace (sic)”.