Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy passes away: An orator par excellence who led student, youth and farmers’ struggles in the country

Veteran communist chief, former Communist Social gathering of India (CPI) Basic Secretary, and two-time Parliament member, Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, handed away on Friday (August 22, 2025) night time whereas present process therapy at a personal hospital in Hyderabad. He was 83.

His well being had deteriorated in latest days, and he succumbed following a cardiac arrest. He’s survived by his spouse B.V. Vijayalakshmi, a senior AITUC chief, and two sons, Nikhil and Kapil.

His final rites will probably be held on Sunday (August 24, 2025) as his elder son is anticipated to reach from the US. Mr. Reddy’s mortal stays will probably be saved at CPI State Workplace, Makhdoom Bhavan, from 10 a.m. on Sunday for the general public to pay homage. The funeral procession will happen within the afternoon, after which his physique will probably be handed over to Gandhi Medical Faculty for analysis, fulfilling his want. His eyes will probably be donated to the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.

The information of his demise got here as a shock to CPI cadres throughout Telangana, particularly because it adopted inside minutes of the conclusion of the CPI Telangana State’s 4th Convention on Friday. Social gathering leaders, together with CPI Basic Secretary D. Raja, nationwide secretaries Dr. Okay. Narayana and Syed Aziz Pasha, state secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao, and a number of other others, rushed to the hospital to pay their respects. Telangana Media Academy Chairman Okay. Srinivas Reddy, CPI Hyderabad district secretary Stalin, and plenty of others joined them.

Mr Sudhakar Reddy served as a Member of Parliament from the Nalgonda constituency twice (1998 and 2004) and chaired the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, the place he was instrumental in drafting the Welfare Invoice for Unorganised Employees. He additionally represented India on the United Nations Basic Meeting.

In 2008, he turned CPI Deputy Basic Secretary and, in 2012, was elected because the get together’s ninth Basic Secretary on the Patna Congress. He was re-elected at Puducherry (2015) and Kollam (2018). Owing to unwell well being, he stepped down in 2019.

Born on March 25, 1942, at Kondrevupalli within the mixed Mahbubnagar district, Suravaram hailed from a household with a powerful mental and reformist legacy. He was the nephew of Suravaram Pratap Reddy, the legendary editor of Golconda Patrika and a pioneer of Telangana cultural renaissance. His father Venkatram Reddy was a freedom fighter.

Mr. Sudhakar Reddy accomplished his education in Kurnool, graduated in Historical past from Osmania Diploma Faculty, Kurnool, and later pursued LLB at Osmania College Regulation Faculty, Hyderabad. Lively in scholar actions, he rose by means of the ranks of All India College students Federation (AISF) and All India Youth Federation (AIYF), finally changing into the All-India Basic Secretary of each the organisations, and enjoying a key position in nationwide scholar and youth struggles.

Identified for his oratory abilities, he labored extensively amongst agricultural employees and led struggles in Nalgonda, Medak, Mahbubnagar, and Kurnool districts. He was on the forefront of agitations towards electrical energy tariff hikes and land struggles.

Condolences poured in from throughout the political spectrum. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, BRS president and former CM Okay. Chandrashekar Rao, TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, together with leaders from varied events and civil society, expressed their grief.