Nandamuri Harikrishna Dies in a Road Accident in Telangana; He Was 61

Actor-turned-TDP leader and former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao’s son Nandamuri Harikrishna was critically injured in a road accident in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Wednesday morning. The actor was driving to Kavali in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to attend the wedding of a fan, when the car crashed into a road median and overturned near Anneparthi. He was 61. New agency ANI has shared shocking photos of Nandamuri's car's road accident.

Two others were also injured in the accident. Harikrishna was rushed to the Kamineni Hospital, but was declared dead at 7:30 am. Reportedly, two others were also injured in the accident.

Harikrishna, son of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao, was on his way to Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to attend a marriage. He was a member of the TDP politburo and brother-in-law of TDP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

He is survived by two wives Lakshmi and Shalini, two sons Junior NTR and Kalyan Ram and daughter Suhasini. His eldest son Janki Ram was also killed in road accident in 2014 in the same district.

-With inputs from IANS

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