Freedom fighter and CPI leader K Rami Reddy passed away in his native Nalgonda district of Telangana today.
He was 96.
He died due to old-age related ailments, CPI sources said here.
He is survived by wife, three sons and three daughters, they said.
Reddy had participated in the freedom movement and also the Telangana Armed Struggle and was incarcerated for three years at a jail in Jalna in 1949. He is a recipient of Freedom Fighter's Tamrapatra (certificate).
Reddy was subsequently active in CPI and held several party positions in Nalgonda district.
CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy, several party leaders and Indian Journalist Union leader Amar Devulapalli condoled the death of Reddy in separate press statements.
