Singapore, Sept 7 :
The Singapore Telugu Association paid glowing tributes to Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy , the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister who died in a chopper crash on Wednesday. In a condolence meeting held at Andhra Curry Restaurant in Singapore on Sunday night, the Singapore Telugus turned out in large numbers and lauded the development works he undertook to develop Andhra Pradesh.
Praising him as the Messiah of the poor and as a leader of the masses they said his sudden demise was not only a loss for Andhra Pradesh but for the entire world.
The development programs and projects he had taken up during his tenure should be accomplished and that is the only way of paying homage to him, they averred.
Various religious groups among the Singapore Telugus offered prayers for the departed leader and the others who were killed along with him in the chopper crash.