Senior Congress leader Konijeti Rosaiah, who served as Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, and as Governor of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, passed away on December 4. Rosaiah, who was 88 years old, had reportedly been ill for a while. Following an active political career spanning nearly six decades, he retired from active politics in 2016 after the completion of his term as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. According to reports, Rosaiah’s blood pressure had begun to drop in the early hours of Saturday, December 4, and he breathed his last while being taken to a hospital in Hyderabad.
Rosaiah was born in Vemuru of Guntur district’s Tenali in 1933. Rosaiah took over as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from September 2009 to December 2010, after the death of former CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Prior to that, he had been serving as the Finance Minister in YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s cabinet. Rosaiah had also served as Finance Minister in the cabinets of Marri Chenna Reddy, Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, and others. He holds a record for presenting the state budget 15 times on the Assembly floor. He has also served as the President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Rosaiah was sworn in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu in 2011, and after the completion of his five-year term, retired in 2016 from his political career spanning over 60 years. Rosaiah also served as the interim Governor of Karnataka for two months in 2014, after HR Bharadwaj’s term ended in July that year, until Vajubhai Valla took over the post in September.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Telangana Congress President Revanth Reddy, and Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu have all condoled his death.
ఉమ్మడి ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ మాజీ ముఖ్యమంత్రి, తమిళనాడు మాజీ గవర్నర్ కొణిజేటి రోశయ్య గారి మరణం దిగ్భ్రాంతిని కలిగించింది. ఆంధ్రోద్యమంతో రాజకీయ జీవితం ప్రారంభించిన రోశయ్యగారు ఐదు దశాబ్దాల పాటు ఎంతో అనుభవాన్ని గడించారు. సుదీర్ఘకాలం రాష్ట్ర ఆర్థిక మంత్రిగా అద్భుతమైన సేవలు అందించారు.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/09y6g05znW
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) December 4, 2021
I am deeply saddened by the demise of former Chief Minister and Governor Konijeti Rosaiah garu….
— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) December 4, 2021
His death is an irreplaceable loss to @INCIndia and to me personally.
Profound sympathy to his family. #Rosaiah pic.twitter.com/U8Y2bqkBTL
Saddened by the demise of Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri K Rosaiah Garu. My heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones. His demise has truly left a deep void in the lives of many who he inspired. pic.twitter.com/WjcQ94UeYJ
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) December 4, 2021