Khammam, Jan 2 (UNI) Veteran CPI(M) leader and former MLA Katta Venkata Narasaiah passed away at his residence due to illness here on Friday.
He was 87.
Narasaiah, who won twice as CPI(M) legislator from Madhira constituency, had resigned from the party in 2009, stating that the party has compromised on its basic Communist principles.