Tense moments prevailed at the Tirupati Police Parade Grounds on Saturday when Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy suddenly fell ill while addressing the gathering during the 80th Independence Day celebrations.
The minister had been standing on the stage and speaking for more than an hour when he suddenly appeared to lose his balance and collapsed, leaning towards one side. Medical personnel attended to him promptly and monitored his condition.
He reportedly suffered a sudden drop in blood pressure, which caused him to become weak and lose his balance, according to doctors who examined the minister. Officials later said that the minister’s health condition was stable.
Rama Rao’s government. He later joined the Congress and held key portfolios, including Information & Public Relations, Municipal Administration and Finance. Reddy, 74, began his electoral career with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1983 and later served as a minister in N.T. After stints with the Congress and YSR Congress Party, he returned to the TDP in 2024, won the Atmakur Assembly seat and became a minister in the Chandrababu Naidu-led government.
