What is Mekapati Goutham Reddy?
[[File:Mekapati goutam reddy.JPG|right|200px]] '''Mekapati Goutham Reddy''' (2 November 1971 – 21 February 2022) was an Indian businessman<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 April 2014|title=YS Jagan Mohan Reddy gives tickets to co-accused, bizmen|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-gives-tickets-to-co-accused-bizmen/articleshow/33753873.cms|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221113433/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-gives-tickets-to-co-accused-bizmen/articleshow/33753873.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and politician. He was a member of the [[YSR Congress Party]]. Reddy was born in the [[Nellore district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He was a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] between 2014 until his death. In January 2022, Reddy tested positive for [[COVID-19]] and was hospitalized in [[Hyderabad, Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 February 2022|title=Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/andhra-pradesh-industries-minister-mekapati-goutham-reddy-death-7783270/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221115125/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/andhra-pradesh-industries-minister-mekapati-goutham-reddy-death-7783270/|archive-date=21 February 2022|access-date=21 February 2022|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref> He died a month later from a [[heart attack]] on 21 February 2022, aged 50.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Apparasu|first=Srinivasa Rao|date=22 February 2022|title=Andhra minister Goutham Reddy dies of heart attack|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/andhra-minister-dies-goutham-reddy-of-heart-attack-101645468639999.html|access-date=22 February 2022|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Mekapati Goutham}} [[Category: