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| Crowds gather for Reddy funeral | |
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| Mourners are gathering in the home town of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state who was killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday. | |
| YS Rajasekhara Reddy's funeral is set to take place in his home town of Pulivendla in Kadapa district. | |
| The wreckage of his helicopter was found on a hill on Thursday. Four others were also killed in the crash | |
| Mr Reddy was an influential politician from the Congress party who recently won a second term in state elections. | |
| Earlier in the state capital of Hyderabad, thousands of people amassed in a sports stadium to pay their respects after Mr Reddy's body was taken through the city in a slow procession. | |
| Among the mourners was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi. | |
| Many of those in the crowd sobbed and jostled to get close to his coffin, the AP news agency reported. | |
| The Congress party has appointed his low-profile finance minister K Rosaiah as his successor, but finding a permanent replacement will be difficult, our correspondent says. | The Congress party has appointed his low-profile finance minister K Rosaiah as his successor, but finding a permanent replacement will be difficult, our correspondent says. |
| Some party supporters have been demanding that Mr Reddy's son, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, should be appointed as the new chief minister. | Some party supporters have been demanding that Mr Reddy's son, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, should be appointed as the new chief minister. |
| The state government has announced a week-long mourning period during which the national flag will be flown at half mast, and no "official" entertainment programmes will be organised. | The state government has announced a week-long mourning period during which the national flag will be flown at half mast, and no "official" entertainment programmes will be organised. |
| An investigation has been launched into the cause of the helicopter crash, officials said. | An investigation has been launched into the cause of the helicopter crash, officials said. |
| Thursday's discovery of the helicopter on a hill some 70km (43 miles) east of Kurnool follows a massive search and rescue operation launched by the state government. | Thursday's discovery of the helicopter on a hill some 70km (43 miles) east of Kurnool follows a massive search and rescue operation launched by the state government. |