Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy visited the house of late Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja in Vijayanagar Colony on Saturday afternoon, and paid tributes to the departed Jnanapeeth Awardee.
The CM consoled the bereaved family members and conveyed his condolences.
Earlier, the CM directed Chief Secretary Dr. P K Mohanty and other officials concerned, to extend police honours for the last rites of the esteemed literary personality.
He recalled Ravuri's great works in the field of literature, and said that Andhra Pradesh has lost an important literary jewel. (INN)