Overview
- Rao, who was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments in a Hyderabad hospital, died on Wednesday at the age of 90.
- His body is being kept at his Jubilee Hills residence for public homage, with final rites set for April 24 at the Panjagutta crematorium.
- A co-founder of the Telugu Desam Party in 1982, he became finance minister after the party’s 1983 victory under N. T. Rama Rao.
- He briefly served as chief minister for about a month in August 1984 with Congress support while NTR was abroad, then resigned as NTR was reinstated after a statewide ‘Save Democracy’ campaign.
- He later rejoined Congress and won the Khammam Lok Sabha seat in 1998, joined the BJP in 2019, and is survived by his son Nadendla Manohar, a Jana Sena leader and Andhra minister, as leaders across parties offered condolences.