Nandamuri Harikrishna, son of ex- AP CM, dies in road accident

Hyderabad: Former Rajya Sabha MP Nandamuri Harikrishna, the son of N T Rama Rao and brother-in-law of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, died in a road accident in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Wednesday morning, police said.

The 62-year-old was going to Kavali in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to attend a wedding when his car rammed into the divider on the Nalgonda Highway and flipped on the other side, a police official said.

It was hit by another car coming towards the city. A profusely bleeding Harikrishna was rushed to the Kamineni Hospital in Narkatpally where he breathed his last.

The overturned car of TDP leader Nandamuri Harikrishna on the Nalgonda Highway.

“Harikrishna suffered severe head injuries. We also suspect internal bleeding. However, the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained,” Duty Medical Officer of Ameer Khan told PTI.

The official said they are yet to get a clear picture of the accident.

Harikrishna was an actor and had acted in several Telugu movies. His sons, Kalyanram and Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as Junior NTR are also famous Telugu stars. 

Actor and politician N T Rama Rao served as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms. Harikrishna had served as minister in Chandrababu Nadiu's cabinet in late 1990s.

In 2014, Harikrishna's another son Janakiram had died in a road accident in undivided Nalgonda district.

Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu said he was saddened by the tragic death of Harikrishna.

"As a popular actor he has entertained the Telugu audience. As a parliamentarian, he was very upright and expressed his opinions frankly.My condolences to his family, well wishers and followers at this time of grief," he said in a tweet.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao also expressed his condolences on the untimely demise of Harikrishna, an official release said. The chief minister recalled the services of late Harikrishna in political and cinema fields.