Veteran freedom fighter V P Murthy Raju no more

Freedom fighter and former Andhra Pradesh minister Ch V P Murthy Raju passed away in his native village Chinanindrakolanu inWest Godavari districton Monday night. He was 93.

He  had been ailing for sometime and his end came at around 7 PM, his colleague and Sarvodaya leader C V Chary said.

Raju's death is a loss to the state in general and the cause of Gandhism in particular, Chary added.

Raju had been MLA for six terms and served as a minister when late P V Narasimha Rao was Chief Minister. He also set up several educational institutions during his lifetime. Condoling the death of Raju, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy recalled the services rendered by him in various fields