Famend Telangana folks singer and balladeer Gaddar, who was popularly recognized for his revolutionary songs throughout the Eighties and later throughout the Telangana statehood agitation, handed away on Sunday because of ill-health. He was 77.
Gaddar, whose actual identify is Gummadi Vittal Rao, died at Apollo Spectra Hospital in Hyderabad because of lung and urinary issues and superior age, the hospital stated in a press release. He was affected by extreme coronary heart illness and obtained admitted on July 20. He underwent a bypass surgical procedure on August 3 and recovered from it, the hospital stated.
Nevertheless, he has had a historical past of lung and urinary issues, which together with superior age, grew to become aggravated and led to his passing, it stated.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi expressed grief over the demise of Gaddar. “Saddened to listen to concerning the demise of Shri Gummadi Vittal Rao, Telangana’s iconic poet, balladeer and fiery activist,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted. “His (Gaddar) love for the individuals of Telangana drove him to struggle tirelessly for the marginalised. Could his legacy proceed to encourage us all,” he stated.
Gaddar had attended a Congress public assembly addressed by Rahul Gandhi at Khammam in Telangana on July 2.
Union minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy, TDP Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and a number of other different leaders condoled the demise of the singer.
Gaddar, who performed a key function in spreading public consciousness on varied points, gave an impetus to the Telangana statehood agitation along with his songs, Kishan Reddy stated.
A former naxalite, Gaddar had led an underground life, together with within the forests. Subsequently, he had joined the mainstream and voted for the primary time in his life within the Telangana legislative meeting polls in 2018.