Folk singer Gaddar dies at 77
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By India Today Lifestyle Desk: The Indian poet and activist, Gaddar, died on Sunday, August 6. He was 77.
Gummadi Vittal Rao was popular by his stage name Gaddar. He had been suffering from severe heart disease and had been admitted to Apollo Hospital for treatment.
He was referred to as the 'People's Singer' by many.
People on Twitter condoled the death of the folk singer. The official Twitter handle of Telangana Congress wrote, "We express our profound grief over the untimely demise of Sri Gummadi Vittal Rao alias Gaddar. A great poet, a revolutionary balladeer, his voice echoed the soul of Telangana. Our deepest condolences to his family. May God give them strength."
We express our profound grief over the untimely demise of Sri Gummadi Vittal Rao alias Gaddar.A great poet, a revolutionary balladeer, his voice echoed the soul of Telangana. Our deepest condolences to his family. May God give them the strength. pic.twitter.com/MuKng830UB— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) August 6, 2023
"Gaddar passed away he was the soul of Telangana agitation and always stood for the people. RIP for his soul," a user wrote.
"The heart of the battleship stopped. Rising sun is no more," another user wrote.
See more tweets below:
We really miss you #Gaddar garuRIP GADDAR GARU💔💔pic.twitter.com/3EBakkng99— 🅰KSH🅰Y_KUMAR / SRHðŸçá (@AkshayDhfaa) August 6, 2023
It is very sad to know that Revolutionary People’s singer, Telangana fighter Gaddar anna is no more..My support to their family members in this loss.#RIP @RahulGandhi#Gaddar pic.twitter.com/BqSbSEkn6U— Abdur Rahman Ansari (@AnsariiTweets) August 6, 2023
Never forgettable comrade ðŸëáGaddar Gaaru is no more ðŸ™#Ripgaddar pic.twitter.com/fasprfBhlo— sp_kiran (@pspkmyworld) August 6, 2023
Passing away of #gaddar is a personal tragedy for many of us.His contribution for the Telangana movement and the respect in his eyes for Madam Sonia Gandhi @RahulGandhi ji can never be forgotten.A legend is gone, his music and legacy remains.@revanth_anumula @VenkatBalmoor pic.twitter.com/ygP3QWchx5— Mohammed sohail uddin (@mohduddinsohail) August 6, 2023
Telangana Balladeer #Gaddar passes away.Born Gummadi Vittal Rao, the singer played a key role during the #Telanganamovement with his songs. pic.twitter.com/1bbAYnBH1H— Muhammed Azmath Ali (@MdAzmathAli6) August 6, 2023
Gaddar's songs, and oratory skills have been instrumental in drawing thousands of Telangana rural youths into the Maoist movement & the separate Telangana movement.