Member of Parliament D Kupendra Reddy, a resident of HSR Layout, has lost his father.
MP Kupendra Reddy
Sources tell us that Reddy’s father VS Dasa Reddy and the father of state minister DK Shivakumar’s father were childhood friends.
The MP’s father was not keeping well for sometime now, and expired about ten days ago. “He was supposed to come to our function today but he could not make it to our community lunch as he is busy conducting all the rituals following his father’s death, and is right now in Chennai,” said Vilas Deshmukh, member of Harlur Somasundrapalya Residents Association.
Kupendra Reddy is a 58-year-old Rajya Sabha member since 2014, who will remain an MP till 2020. He is considered as one of the richest men in Bangalore. Originally from the Congress party, he is now with the JD (S).