Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Alla Nani Passes Away at 56

<p>Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Kali Krishna Srinivas, popularly known as Alla Nani, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, following a heart attack. He was 56.</p>
<p>The news triggered a wave of condolences from across the political spectrum, with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu among the first to react. "The sudden passing of Alla Nani Garu (Kali Krishna Srinivas), former Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh state, has deeply shocked me. It is heartbreaking that he passed away due to a heart attack at the young age of 56," Naidu wrote on X.</p>
<p>TDP working president and IT Minister Nara Lokesh also took to X to share his grief. "The news of the passing of TDP leader and former minister Aalla Nani due to a heart attack has caused profound shock. Paying my respects to the memory of Nani Garu," he posted. Lokesh noted that Srinivas had stayed away from controversies and interacted amicably with everyone, and conveyed his deepest condolences to the family.</p>
<p>Srinivas served as Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister of Andhra Pradesh under the previous YSRCP government. In the 2024 Assembly election, he lost to TDP's B Radha Krishnayya in the Eluru Assembly segment. Following the defeat, he quit YSRCP and joined TDP.</p>