BRS Leader Peddi Sudarshan Reddy Dies After Cardiac Arrest

Peddi Sudarshan Reddy Bharat Rashtra Samithi cardiac arrest Yashoda Hospital Telangana politics

Peddi Sudarshan Reddy, a senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former MLA from the Narsampet constituency in Telangana, died on Friday at Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad. He was 51‑52 years old and had been hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest on July 26 in Hanamkonda. Doctors performed nine cycles of CPR, briefly restored partial cardiac activity, and placed him on a ventilator, but prolonged oxygen deprivation caused severe brain damage.

BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and other senior party figures described his death as an irreparable loss to Telangana and praised his role in the statehood movement. The party announced condolences to his family and pledged support.

The incident has prompted mourning across the BRS ranks and highlights the sudden loss of a prominent regional political figure.

Entities: Bharat Rashtra Samithi · K. Chandrashekar Rao · Narsampet · Peddi Sudarshan Reddy · Warangal district · Yashoda Hospital

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[● 6 SOURCES] Peddi Sudarshan Reddy died on July 31, 2023 at Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad. (multiple reports)
[● 5 SOURCES] He suffered a cardiac arrest on July 26, 2023 in Hanamkonda. (multiple reports)
[● 5 SOURCES] He was elected as MLA from Narsampet constituency in the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections. (multiple reports)
[● 4 SOURCES] BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao described the death as an irreparable loss to Telangana. (multiple reports)
[● 6 SOURCES] He was born on August 6, 1974 in Nallabelli, Warangal district. (multiple reports)
[● 7 SOURCES] He suffered severe brain damage caused by prolonged oxygen deprivation. (multiple reports)
[● 3 SOURCES] Doctors performed nine rounds of CPR and restored partial cardiac activity before transferring him to Yashoda Hospital. (multiple reports)
[● 6 SOURCES] Peddi Sudarshan Reddy was a senior leader of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). (multiple reports)
[● 6 SOURCES] BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao said the death was an irreparable loss to Telangana. (multiple reports)
[● 5 SOURCES] He was 51 years old at the time of his death. (multiple reports)
[● 7 SOURCES] Peddi Sudarshan Reddy died on Friday at Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad. (multiple reports)
[● 8 SOURCES] He was a senior leader of Bharat Rashtra Samithi and a close associate of K. Chandrashekar Rao. (multiple reports)