YSR Congress Party senior leader and party advisor passed away on Sunday.
He had been suffering from respiratory problems for some time, and died while taking treatment at City Neuro Hospital.
YSRCP chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who is on a padayatra of Andhra Pradesh, rushed to the city and paid tributes to Somayajulu and consoled his family members.
YSR family members Y S Vijayamma and Y S Bharathi, MP Vijayasai Reddy, former minister Botsa Satyanarayana, cine producer Bandla Ganesh and others also paid floral tributes to Somayajulu's body.
TPCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Somayajulu was a farmers' friend.
"Somayajulu had played a key role in the implementation of free power for farmers in united Andhra Pradesh. He was an intellectual and prepared several welfare schemes for the farmers. His demise is a big shock," he said.
Former minister Ponnala Laxmaiah, too, expressed grief at the demise of Somayajulu. He said that the latter's closeness with late YSR had resulted in the implementation of revolutionary and historical schemes. He extended his sympathies to Somayajulu's family members.
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