Telangana CM Revanth Reddy recalls Maganti Gopinath’s contributions as Assembly passes condolence motion; adjourns session

The Telangana Legislative Meeting was adjourned on Saturday (August 30, 2025) after passing a condolence movement on the demise of Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath (62) who handed away on June 8, 2025.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who moved the movement on the primary day of the sixth session, recalled the late chief’s lengthy political journey as a pupil chief, describing his demise as an irreparable loss to his household and constituency.

Paying tributes, the Chief Minister mentioned Gopinath was energetic in pupil politics and commenced his political profession with the Telugu Desam Get together (TDP) in 1983. He served because the Telugu Yuvata State president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh from 1985 to 1992. Recognising his companies, he was appointed as Director of Hyderabad City Improvement Authority (1987–88) and president of the District Client Discussion board (1988–93).

“A staunch follower of N.T. Rama Rao, Gopinath, who was elected MLA from Jubilee Hills three consecutive instances, additionally produced a number of movies,” Revanth Reddy mentioned, including that he shard a detailed bond with Gopinath regardless of ideological variations.

Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Sircilla MLA Okay.T. Rama Rao, talking within the Home, mentioned he by no means imagined providing condolences to his colleague, whom he described as a dedicated chief who labored for Jubilee Hills until his final days with out disclosing his sickness. “Although perceived as a constituency of the wealthy, Jubilee Hills additionally has a number of slums. Gopinath, affectionately known as ‘Gopanna’ by the individuals, at all times stood by the poor,” KTR mentioned. He recalled how Gopinath launched the custom of distributing Bathukamma sarees to younger lady and labored tirelessly for weaker sections.

KTR additional famous that regardless of political pressures, Gopinath remained loyal to the BRS and was revered as each a “elegant character” and a “mass chief.”

Ministers Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Tummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, BRS MLAs Talasani Srinivas Yadav and Vemula Prashanth Reddy, BJP’s Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy, and others additionally paid tributes, remembering Gopinath as a sort soul and a pacesetter with deep connect with the poor.