Andhra minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy dies at 50 after cardiac arrest

Goutham Reddy is a two-time MLA from Atmakur Assembly constituency in Nellore district.
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Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy passed away on the morning of February 21, Monday. He was 50. Goutham Reddy reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday morning, and was brought dead to Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad. The Minister had recently returned from Dubai, where he was attending the India Pavilion at EXPO2020. He inaugurated the Andhra Pradesh Week at the India Pavilion on February 11. 

In a statement, Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, stated that the minister was brought to the hospital in an emergency after he had suddenly collapsed at home. "He arrived into our ER at 07:45am and was unresponsive, not breathing and in cardiac arrest on arrival. He received immediate CPR and advanced cardiac life support in our emergency department. The emergency medicine team and specialists including cardiologists and critical care doctors have attended to him. CPR was done for more than 90 minutes. Despite our best efforts he could not be revived. He was declared to have died at 9:16am today morning. We are supporting his family to the best extent possible in this difficult time," the Apollo Hospital's statement read.

Goutham Reddy is a two-time MLA from Atmakur Assembly constituency in Nellore district. He held the portfolios of Industries, Commerce, IT & Skill Development in the Andhra Pradesh government. Goutham Reddy was the son of former MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy who has represented the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency multiple times.

Condolences poured in for Goutham Reddy from leaders across political parties as well as government officials and the general public.

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy in a statement expressed "deep shock and profound grief" over his untimely demise. "Terming Gowtham Reddy as a young promising leader who was known to him since early days, the Chief Minister expressed anguish over the tragic incident and said that words fail to describe the loss of his young cabinet colleague," a statement from the Chief Minister's office said, conveying his condolences to the minister's family members.

Condoling his death, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tweeted: “Andhra Pradesh Industries and IT Minister Shri Mekapati Goutham Reddy's demise is most unfortunate.He was a very gentle, cultured man. He was a leader with an awareness of public issues and commitment to his work.”

Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao said that he was shocked beyond belief.

At the India Pavilion at EXPO Dubai, he inaugurated the state floor, and led the high-level delegation to attract investments to Andhra. 

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