Telangana: 5-time Secunderabad Cantt MLA G Sayanna passes away

Born in March 1951, Sayanna studied Law at Osmania University and joined the TDP when NT Rama Rao launched the party. He had been a loyal TDP worker and leader until 2015 when he decided to join the TRS. In the pre-bifurcation Andhra Pradesh Assembly, he was a member of the House Committee on the rehabilitation of street children and was credited with a lot of good work. He also worked against child trafficking. He was a member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board. His daughter Lasya Nandita was elected as a municipal corporator from Kavadiguda in Hyderabad in 2016 but lost in the December 2020 municipal polls.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao condoled the demise of Sayanna. Chandrashekhar Rao expressed grief over the passing away of Sayanna and said the MLA was suffering from health ailments for some time. The chief minister conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family members.

Condoling his death, IT and Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said that Sayanna was a humble and polite leader who toiled for the well-being of the people of Secunderabad Cantt. Armour BRS MLA A Jeevan Reddy said that it was unthinkable that Sayanna’s voice will not be heard anymore in the Legislative Assembly.

“He was not only a representative of the underprivileged communities but also contributed immeasurably to the development of the Secunderabad Cantonment constituency,” he said.

Telangana Legislative Council Chairman Gutta Sukhender Reddy expressed his grief over the death of Sayanna and said that his death is a great loss to the BRS party.