This photograph released by Telugu Television channel Sakshi TV shows Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, preparing to board the fated helicopter in Hyderabad on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.
The chief minister was traveling from Karnool to Chittor in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was on a surprise visit to check whether drought relief had reached the people.
The helicopter carrying the chief minister YRS Reddy and four others received instructions from ground control to fly low due to bad weather conditions.
Technical snags are very likely to occur in most choppers while flying low, which could have also been the case with the AP chief minister's chopper.
This August 3, 2005 file photo shows River Krishna and the dense Nallamalla forests. The chief minister's helicopter disappeared in heavy rains when it flew low over the forested region. The area is largely controlled by Maoist rebels.
Supporters in the state prayed for chief minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy after his chopper went missing in the Nallamalla forests on Wednesday.
Policemen watch television news from a window of the Ground Control Unit at the Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad on Thursday, September 3, 2009, waiting anxiously for any news of the chief minister.
The Bell 430 helicopter which was carrying the Andhra Pradesh chief minister on his way to check whether drought relief had reached villages and also on his pet projects for people.
Debris of the helicopter that carried the Andhra chief minister lies scattered at the crash site on a hill about 275 kilometers (170 miles) south of the state capital, Hyderabad on Thursday, September 3, 2009. Reddy and four other people were killed when their helicopter crashed in the dense jungles of southern India during a pounding rainstorm, the government announced on Thursday.
Principal Secretary S Subramanyam (R) and Chief Security Officer A S C Wesley were also on board the chief minister's chopper. Their dead bodies have also been recovered, along with those of the pilot and the co-pilot.
YSR Reddy was one of the most charismatic leaders in Andhra Pradesh for the Congress party. He had won 33 seats in the recent Lok Sabha elections and was the only Congress chief minister to have completed a five-year tenure in the state since the state was formed.
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26 comments:
CM Should not have travelled in such inclement weather.What was the urgency?Even if urgent the route should have been in the inhabited path.
In future all VIPs should follow these guide lines in bad weather conditions if they must fly in such inclement weather.
we have lost a great leader because of neglegence
C.M. we miss U SOOOO MUCH
NATION LOST A GREAT LEADER
GOD ALSO LOVES GOOD PEOPLE
world lost a great personality..DR.PIYUSH BHANSALI,AHMEDABAD
EVERY ONE MISS THE C.M................dhiraj thakkar
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.
ON BEHALF OF EVERY INDIAN CITIZEN,I PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD TO GIVE GREAT STRENGTH TO HIS FAMILY MEMBERS TO BEAR BIG BIG LOSS...
when weather conditions werent at all favourable!!!...from where did they get permissions to fly!!!....
YSR was a great leader and very committed and hardworking. Though the weather conditions were not so favorable, he still decided to fly since he was on a surprise visit to Chittoor district to check if the people got the drought relief fund or not.
He didn't care for his life when it came to serving people. I'll miss him and his administration very much.
We never get such leader. YSR was a very great leader amongst the youth. country lost a big one.
tiger of not only kadapa you r the tiger of whole andhrapradesh.......... still we remeber the way you were adressing the asembly.... you will live in our hearts forever.....
YSR A GREAT LEADER....FRIEND OF POOR.....PEOPLE'S KING!!
We should also have remembered the two pilots who lost their lives in the crash. An unfortunate incident, YSR was a great leader of masses who transformed AP. GOD bless his soul.
we miss u very much and love u very much..........
realy its very shock
ysr uncle is the god for andhra, we miss him a lot.we never get this type of legend,he is the legend,he is such a great person but we loose him..we miss u lot uncle...
ysr uncle i miss u a lot
WE R MISS HIM VERY MUCH.HE IS A VERY GOOD PERSON AND ALSO A VERY GOOD PERSONALITY.
In the face of technical and high speed gadgets.. forcing yourself to travel in bad weather is not an act of bravery...Prithvi Chandigarh
This is not the first death on a chopper. We have not learnt our lessons. Did the aviation authorities not perform a check on the route before giving permission to the leader to go ahead with his travel? No amount of blame game and weeping can bring such a dashing personality back
This is not the first death on a chopper. We have not learnt our lessons. Did the aviation authorities not perform a check on the route before giving permission to the leader to go ahead with his travel? No amount of blame game and weeping can bring such a dashing personality back
Ramesh Iyer
THANK YOU GOD FOR HAVING INITIATED TO ANSWER MY PRAYERS
In an era where tchnology is so advanced, such a tragic incedent is very pathetic. WE miss you YSR
ysr was one of the greatest leader india ever afforded.
we miss him.
let's pray for him
i still after these many i dont believe that the CM died.he was GREAT LEADER,and a friend of all,specially FARMERS.god bless him.
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