BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath, who defeated ex-cricketer Mohd Azharuddin in 2023 elections, dies

Maganti Gopinath, a three-time MLA from Jubilee Hills and senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), passed away early Sunday at a private hospital in Hyderabad following a heart attack. He was 63 years old. He had been admitted to AIG Hospitals in Gachibowli on June 5 after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. The hospital declared him dead at 5:45 am. He was also reportedly undergoing treatment for kidney-related complications.