Was it overstress or over-exercising that led to the death of Minister Goutam Reddy is the question. So far the doctors did not give any proper reason for his death.
The Covid treatment with steroids might have led to his death some of the doctors opined. Moreover, the Minister was a fitness freak.
Goutham Redd the minister who died this morning due to a heart problem did not call the staff for coffee, one of them went upstairs to check and was shocked to find him collapsed on the sofa.
The Minister, who returned from Dubai at 4 a.m. on Sunday, spent the day at his residence and went out in the evening to attend an engagement. He was back home by 9 p.m. and like every day woke up around 6 a.m.
His colleagues in the cabinet, leaders of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) recalled how he used to focus on physical fitness and advise others to pay attention to their health.
One of the minister’s aides said he did not have any health issues and there was no instance of him visiting the hospital even with a fever.
In April last year, he had tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms but had recovered at home.
Son of former MP Mekapati Rajmohan Reddy, Gowtham Reddy had his college education in Hyderabad. He did MSc in textile from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, the UK in 1997. He was one of the directors in the family company KMC Constructions.
Gowtham Reddy is survived by wife Srikirti Reddy, a businesswoman, daughter Sai Ananya Reddy and son Krishna Arjun.
