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| YSR lost forever, state funeral today | | | Agencies
Hyderabad: The mortal remains of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and four others, who were killed in a helicopter crash, were brought to Hyderabad by an Indian Air Force helicopter this evening from Kurnool district.
The Indian Air Force helicopter carrying YSR's body landed at the old airport at Begumpet. State ministers and senior leaders of the ruling Congress received the casket at the airport.
Amidst slogans "YSR Amar Rahe", Reddy's body was shifted to CM's camp office here from old Begumpet Airport. Hundreds of party workers, well wishers, ministers, Congress MP and legislators besides political leaders cutting across party lines assembled to pay their respects to Reddy.
The Union Cabinet condoled the death of Reddy and announced a state funeral for him.
"The national flag will fly at half mast in Andhra Pradesh today and tomorrow and all Central and state government offices in the state will remain closed tomorrow," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters after the cabinet meeting.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and four others were killed when their helicopter crashed on a hillock, about 49 nautical miles east of Kurnool, more than an hour it took off from here yesterday.
The body of the Chief Minister will be kept at the L B Shastri stadium here tomorrow to allow the general public to pay their last respects before being taken to his native village Pulivendula in Kadapa district for the final rites.
The bodies of Special Secretary Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary A S C Wesley, pilot Group Captain S K Bhatia and co-pilot M S Reddy were also shifted to their residences in Somajiguda, Shanti Nagar, Yapral in Bollarum area and Vidya Nagar areas respectively.
The charred bodies and the wreckage of the twin-engined Bell 430 helicopter were located at 8.30 AM on Thursday on a hillock, eight kms from Kurnool, 23 hours after it went missing while flying to Chittoor in south Andhra Pradesh.
The chopper carrying the bodies of Reddy and his Principal Secretary P Subrahmanyam, Chief Security Officer A S C Wesley, pilot Grp Capt S K Bhatia and co-pilot Capt M S Reddy took off from the Kurnool air base after an autopsy.
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