Former MP Ramesh Rathod’s funeral held

Thousands of Ramesh’s followers and leaders belonging to various political parties participated in a procession taken out from his residence to the agriculture field at Nagapur village where his body was cremated as per customs of the Lambada community

Adilabad: The final rites of former MP Ramesh Rathod were held in Utnoor mandal centre on Sunday. He had passed away at Echoda mandal centre on Saturday. He was 59.

Ramesh’s followers and leaders belonging to various political parties participated in a procession taken out from his residence to the agriculture field at Nagapur village where his body was cremated as per customs of the Lambada community.

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Union Minister for State home affairs Bandi Sanjay, Adilabad MP G Nagesh, MLAs Anil Jadhav, Payal Shankar, Vedma Bojju, former ministers Allola Indrakaran Reddy and Jogu Ramanna, ex-MLC Puranam Sathish, former Adilabad MP Venugopala Chary were among those who attended the funeral.

Ramesh was admitted to a private hospital when he had vomiting and upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Adilabad town on Friday night. He was being shifted to Hyderabad when he breathed his last. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Sonali and two sons, Rithish and Rahul.