Hyderabad: Former minister Malyala Rajaiah passed away here on Monday after a protracted illness. He breathed his last due to brain stroke in Secunderabad Apollo hospital.
Rajaiah is survived by two daughters and two sons. When late N T Ramarao founded the Telugu Desam party in 1983, Rajaiah joined the TDP and successfully contested in the 1985 elections from Andhol defeating Damodara Rajanarasimha. He was re-elected as MLA in 1994. Later, he was elected as MP from Siddipet in 1997. He also worked as Minister for Housing and Finance in the late NTR cabinet. (NSS)
Malyala Rajaiah passes away
