Telangana: Mekapati Goutham Reddy had entered politics in 2014

HYDERABAD: Like his father,

Mekapati Goutham Reddy

was an industrialist too. He entered politics in 2014 and defeated veteran TDP leader Anam Ramanarayana Reddy in Atmakur. He won again in 2019 with a massive majority against TDP nominee Bollineni Krishnaiah.

Vice-President M Venakaih Naidu said:“I have a very fond relationship with his family. Goutham’s grandfather was very close to me. Very sad to lose a well-mannered and soft-spoken committed leader so early.” TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu visited his residence in Hyderabad. “It’s unfortunate to lose a promising leader at such a young age,” he said. Ministers KTR and Talasani Srinivas Yadav also visited Goutham’s residence.