BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya''s 21-year-old son dies of heart attack

Hyderabad, May 23

Former Union Minister and BJP parliamentarian Bandaru Dattatreya's only son Bandaru Vaishnav, 21, died of a massive heart attack on Wednesday, family sources said.

Vaishnav, a third year medical student, collapsed while having dinner with his family at their Ramnagar residence in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

The youth was rushed to a private hospital in Musheerabad. He was declared dead around 12.30 am.

Dattatreya, a member of the Lok Sabha from Secunderabad constituency, was inconsolable over the loss.

Condolences poured in from leaders across the political spectrum. Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu telephoned Dattatreya to convey his heartfelt condolences.

Telangana state BJP chief K Lakshman, Hyderabad Mayor B. Rammoahn and leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party and Telangana Rashtra Samithi called on Dattatreya to express their condolences.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu also consoled the death of Bandaru Vaishnav.

IANS