Former Andhra Pradesh Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide

Former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Kodela Siva Prasada Rao passed away today in Hyderabad after he committed suicide. According to the police, he had hung himself. He had been one of the top leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rao had been taken to the hospital where doctors confirmed his death. Andhra PRadesh CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has expressed and offered condolences over his death.