Krishna, Apr 13: The Andhra Pradesh ruling party Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, Raavi Shobanadri Choudary, passed away today, at the age of 96 years.
He suffered prolonged illness and died this afternoon at his house in Gudivada in Krishna District.
Joining TDP inspired by NTR's call, Shobanadri was elected twice as a legislator from Gudivada constituency. His son, Raavi Venkateswara Rao is at present an active member of the TDP.
Chandrababu, who is touring Singapore, has expressed deep grief over the death of Shobanadri Chaudary. Several TDP leaders condoled the death.