Hyderabad: Former Union Minister
Parvathaneni Upendra, who was a leading light of the
opposition during the Indira-Rajiv era of 1980s, died of renal
failure at a private hospital here this evening. He was 73.
Upendra was admitted to a private hospital here following kidney dysfunction last week and the end came at around 6.15 pm.
Upendra, who served as Cabinet Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs in the National Front government headed by V P Singh, later made up with Congress and became a member of the Lok Sabha on its ticket for two terms between 1996 and 1998.
A government official, he had plunged into politics at the height of N T Rama Rao's campaign against Congress and joined Telugu Desam Party and was a virtual number two in the party till he fell out with it in 1992 when some of its MPs defied party whip and supported the minority P V Narasimha Rao government.
Upendra is survived by wife, three sons and a daughter.
One of his sons P V K Mohan is currently heading the Shipping
Development Board.
He joined Praja Rajyam Party floated by Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi last year and was a key member of its political affairs committee.
Born on July 14, 1936, in Pothunuru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Upendra began his career as a journalist on graduating in Journalism and Mass Communication from Andhra University and subsequently joined as a Public Relations Officer in the Indian Railways. He also held a post-graduate degree in English Literature.
Upendra’s son-in-law Lagadapati Rajagopal is currently a member of Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency which the former himself represented twice in 1996 and 1998.
He had also served as Personal Secretary to then Railways Minister Madhu Dandavate between 1977 and 1979. Both were cabinet ministers in the V P Singh government.
He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1984 and continued as its member till 1996.
An articulate politician, Upendra enjoyed cordial relations with many senior political leaders, cutting across party lines, at the national level. This had helped him become convenor of the National Front in 1988.
Upendra had to bow out of TDP following differences with N Chandrababu Naidu, son-in-law of N T Rama Rao. V isit Video News at http://newsmasthi.com/player.php?pid=41443
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Upendra was admitted to a private hospital here following kidney dysfunction last week and the end came at around 6.15 pm.
Upendra, who served as Cabinet Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs in the National Front government headed by V P Singh, later made up with Congress and became a member of the Lok Sabha on its ticket for two terms between 1996 and 1998.
A government official, he had plunged into politics at the height of N T Rama Rao's campaign against Congress and joined Telugu Desam Party and was a virtual number two in the party till he fell out with it in 1992 when some of its MPs defied party whip and supported the minority P V Narasimha Rao government.
He joined Praja Rajyam Party floated by Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi last year and was a key member of its political affairs committee.
Born on July 14, 1936, in Pothunuru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Upendra began his career as a journalist on graduating in Journalism and Mass Communication from Andhra University and subsequently joined as a Public Relations Officer in the Indian Railways. He also held a post-graduate degree in English Literature.
Upendra’s son-in-law Lagadapati Rajagopal is currently a member of Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency which the former himself represented twice in 1996 and 1998.
He had also served as Personal Secretary to then Railways Minister Madhu Dandavate between 1977 and 1979. Both were cabinet ministers in the V P Singh government.
He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1984 and continued as its member till 1996.
An articulate politician, Upendra enjoyed cordial relations with many senior political leaders, cutting across party lines, at the national level. This had helped him become convenor of the National Front in 1988.
Upendra had to bow out of TDP following differences with N Chandrababu Naidu, son-in-law of N T Rama Rao. V isit Video News at http://newsmasthi.com/player.php?pid=41443
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