Amaravati: Senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao will be cremated with full state honours, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ,has stated.

He has also directed the State Chief Secretary LV Subramanyam to accord state honours to former TDP leader during the funeral rites, which will take place in his home town of Narsaraopeta in Guntur district. As Kodela was the first speaker of the newly formed Andhra Pradesh, the government has decided to accord him the honour.

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (72) had committed suicide at his residence here on Monday. The senior TDP leader was found lying unconscious at his Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad at around 11 a.m. by his family members. His daughter with the help of driver and security guard shifted him to Basvatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The police has registered a case of death under suspicious circumstances and launched investigations. Deputy Commissioner of Police AR Srinivas said the cause of death would be known after the autopsy report.

Meanwhile his body which has reached Guntur will kept in the Party office for the cadre to pay respects to the leader. After which the body of the departed leader would be taken to Narsaraopeta for cremation.The Chief Minister had earlier extended his condolences to the Kodela family.

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