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The coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact in the country. India is the second most impacted country because of coronavirus and Andhra Pradesh is the second most impacted state in the country. Several politicians and celebrities are tested positive with coronavirus. Tirupati MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao was tested positive for coronavirus recently and he was rushed to Apollo Hospitals, Chennai 15 days ago for a better treatment. Balli Durga Prasad Rao breathed his last this evening in Chennai after his health condition deteriorated.

Hon'ble CM @ysjagan has expressed profound grief over the demise of Tirupati MP Sri Balli Durga Prasad Rao garu. The Chief Minister telephoned his bereaved son to console him over the loss & express his heartfelt condolences to the family members. https://t.co/JviPxHaFxT

— CMO Andhra Pradesh (@AndhraPradeshCM) September 16, 2020

Balli Durga Prasad Rao is a senior politician and served as a minister during NTR's regime in TDP. Balli Durga Prasad Rao hails from Gudur in Chittoor district and he served as MLA during 1985 and 1989. Balli Durga Prasad Rao worked as MLA for 4 times and served as the Minister for Primary Education between 1996 and 1998. He worked as the Member of Public Accounts Committee during 2009 and 2014. Balli Durga Prasad Rao contested from YSRCP in the 2019 polls and won as Tirupati MP. Several politicians expressed their condolences to the family members of Balli Durga Prasad Rao.

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