Telugu scribe passes away

Pidugu Ramalingaiah (94), who worked as a correspondent for Andhra Prabha and Krishna Patrika for nearly four decades, passed away at his house in Vijayawada today, family sources said.

He wrote under the pen-name Pidugu.

Political leaders including Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra, MP K Narayana Rao and others condoled his death.