By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Sept 3 : Thousands of mourners gathered on Thursday outside Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's camp office here at Somajiguda to have a last glimpse of the charismatic leader who died in a helicopter crash.
A large number of Congress workers, supporters and politicians across the spectrum, including TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, visited the camp office-cum residence of the Chief Minister where the mortal remains of Reddy were kept after being brought from the crash site.
Naidu, along with his son Lokesh, placed a wreath on his body. Praja Rajyam leader Chiranjeevi, TRS MP Vijayshanti, CPI State Secretary K Naryana and Telugu film stars were among those who paid their tributes to YSR.
People consoled YSR's son and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy who stood beside the casket along with Rajya Sabha member K V P Ramchandra Rao, a close aide of Reddy.
Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy and her ministerial colleagues were also present.
Earlier, the mortal remains of Reddy and four others were brought to old Begumpet Airport here by an Indian Air Force helicopter this evening from Kurnool district.
A huge crowd of mourners followed the cavalcade carrying the body of Reddy towards the camp office
The bodies of Reddy, his Principal Secretary P Subrahmanyam, Chief Security Officer A S C Wesley, Pilot S K Bhatia and co-pilot M S Reddy were brought from Kurnool after an autopsy.
Reddy along with Subrahmanyam, Wesley and the two pilots were on board the twin-engined government helicopter that crashed in Nallamala forest in Kurnool yesterday.
The body of the chief minister will be kept in the L B Shastri Stadium here tomorrow to allow the general public to pay their last respects before being taken to his native village in Pulivendula in Kadapa district for final rites.
Meanwhile, the bodies of Subrahmanyam, Wesely, pilot Bhatia and co-pilot M S Reddy were also shifted from the old Begumpet Airport to their residences in Somajiguda, Shanti Nagar, Yapral in Bollarum area and Vidya Nagar areas respectively.
Later, the body of Wesely was taken to his native place Adanki in Prakasam district.
Meanwhile, former state home minister Janna Reddy, BJP State President Bandaru Dattatreya, BJP MLA Kishen Reddy and Congress leader Sarve Satyanaryan paid a visit to co-pilot M S Reddy's house and consoled his family members.
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