Ex-judge Gangadhara Rao dead

HYDERABAD: Former Andhra Pradesh High Court judge A Gangadhar Rao died at hs residence here on Friday. He was 92. Rao was born at Devarapalli village in Nellore district.In a condolence message, CPI deputy general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said justice Rao had been associated with the left movement since his student days in Nellore and participated in the nationalist movement against British colonialism. He was closely associated with the CR Foundation for social progress and with the old age home, the CPI leader said.