‘Telangana Today’ senior journalist Anil Kumar passes away
Suffers heart attack while returning after darshan at the Shri Murudeshwara Temple in Karnataka
Hyderabad: Senior journalist Anil Kumar, who was a Principal Correspondent with ‘Telangana Today’, passed away late on Sunday. He was 55. Anil Kumar, who worked with different publications in Hyderabad and Warangal, covered power-related topics and the BJP after joining ‘Telangana Today’ in 2022.
Prior to this, he was with ‘The New Indian Express’ for six years. He also served as Bureau in-charge with ‘Swatantra Vartha’, where he worked for 12 years. He started his career as a reporter with ‘News Time’ in 1994, and had stints with the ‘TNIE’, Chennai, ‘AP Times’ and ‘Daily Hindi Milap’ in Hyderabad.
Anil was on a holiday with his wife Asha and daughter Rashmi at Gokarna in Karnataka. He suffered a heart attack while returning after darshan at the Shri Murudeshwara Temple and passed away at a nearby hospital late on Sunday.
A resident of Safilguda in Secunderabad, he is survived by his wife, daughter and son Rahul. Anil’s funeral is likely to be held after 11 am at the Alwal crematorium on Tuesday.
CM condoles
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the untimely demise of the senior journalist. He extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and remembered Anil’s invaluable contribution to journalism.
తెలంగాణ టుడే సీనియర్ జర్నలిస్ట్ అనిల్ కుమార్ గారి ఆకస్మిక మరణం పట్ల ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఎ.రేవంత్ రెడ్డి గారు తీవ్ర దిగ్భ్రాంతి వ్యక్తం చేశారు. అనిల్ కుమార్ గారి కుటుంబ సభ్యులకు ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతి తెలిపారు. పత్రికా రంగానికి అనిల్ కుమార్ గారు అందించిన సేవలను ఈ సందర్భంగా ముఖ్యమంత్రి గారు… pic.twitter.com/lVNZfoZyjd
— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) January 13, 2025
Meanwhile, BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao extended his heartfelt condolences and prayed for his soul to rest in peace. BRS working president KT Rama Rao also expressed grief over the sudden demise of Anil Kumar. He extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul.
Former Minister T Harish Rao also extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and loved ones, praying for strength in this difficult time and peace to the departed soul.
Former Rajya Sabha member Joginipally Santosh Kumar also expressed his heartfelt sorrow over the untimely demise, and lauded Anil’s invaluable contributions to the field of journalism and described his passing as a great loss.
Santosh Kumar extended his deepest condolences to the bereaved family, praying for strength to overcome this difficult time and eternal peace for the departed soul.