One of the popular voices that inspired the people of the region and made them join the movement for Statehood to Telangana, 39-year-old Veeda Saichander, popularly known as Saichand, died of massive heart attack in the early hours of Thursday. He is survived by wife, a daughter and a son.
Mr. Saichand was Chairman of Telangana State Warehousing Corporation from December 24, 2021. According to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders, Mr. Saichand along with his family left Hyderabad for their farmhouse at Karukonda in Nagarkurnool district on Wednesday evening and he suffered a heart attack around midnight. He was first taken to a hospital at Nagarkurnool and from there he was brought to a corporate hospital here, where he was declared dead.
A song rendered by Saichand – Raathi Bommallona Koluvaina Shivudaa, Rakthabandham Viluva Neeku Theliyaduraa. Nuduti Raathaluraase Oh Brahmadeva, Ee Thallimanasemti Neevu Erugavuraa – at the condolence meeting of K. Srikantha Chary, who immolated self in support of Statehood to Telangana, in December 2009 made emotional everyone who attended the meeting, including K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
