from June 1991 to June 1992.He served as the minister for Information and Broadcasting in the government on two occasions: in 1997–1998 under I. K. Gujral and from 2004 under Manmohan Singh with additional responsibility for Culture. He also served as the minister for Urban Development and Petroleum and Natural Gas. He acted as the spokesman for several parties of which he has been a member and was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1998. He was the first from South India and the youngest parliamentarian to achieve this award. Removal from the Oil Ministry The last cabinet reshuffle of the UPA-II government took place on 28 October 2012. Reddy was shifted from his current ministry to the Science and Technology ministry after he differed on the gas allocation to Reliance and his refusal to accept demands of Reliance. The oil ministry had imposed a fine of 7000 Rs. crores on Mukesh Ambani's company for the sharp drop in production of gas and violations mentioned in CAG's 2011 report. Further, the oil ministry did not approve company's US$7.2 billion stake in deal with BP. Opposition parties including the BJP, SP, and AAP said that he was removed owing to alleged pressure from the corporate houses, particularly from the Reliance group of Industries. However he refuted the claims and said that he needed to understand the new portfolio. Death Reddy died on 28 July 2019 at AIG Hospital, Gachibowli in Hyderabad of pneumonia. References External links An interview Homecoming after 24 yrs for veteran spokesman – Editorial Small column titled Harsh Reality Detailed Profile: Jaipal Sudini Reddy |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1942 births 2019 deaths Indian National Congress politicians Janata Party politicians India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 2004–2009 Union Ministers from Telangana Members of the Cabinet of India India MPs 2009–2014 Telugu politicians Indian politicians with disabilities Janata Dal politicians People from Telangana Telangana politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1978–1983 People from Nalgonda district Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh Osmania University alumni Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Ranga Reddy district People from Mahbubnagar district Ministers for Information and Broadcasting of India Culture Ministers of India Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India