Hyderabad, May 23: The former Union Minister and BJP MP from Secunderabad constituency, Hyderabad  Bandaru Dattatreya's son Vaishnav died following a massive heart attack on Tuesday night. He was only 21-years-old and was a third-year student of MBBS.

According to news reports, the legislator son complained of severe chest pain after his dinner and collapsed inside the house. Immediately after that, he was rushed to Nanakram Care Hospitals at Musheerabad, where he died while undergoing treatment at around 1.30 am.

Sources said that Vaishnav was reportedly following a strict diet plan to reduce his weight and due to that, he suffered a heart attack. Otherwise,  the deceased was not addicted to any bad habits. The funeral of Dattatreya's son would take place at Saidabad today.  Vaishnav was the only son of Dattatreya, but the politician also has a daughter named Vijaylakshmi.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor E S L Narasimhan along with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu expressed their condolences to the bereaved family. Also, other leaders from other political parties expressed their grief at the sudden demise of Dattatreya's only son.

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