Nandamuri Harikrishna, the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao, died today in a road accident in Telangana. N Harikrishna, 61, was a former parliamentarian and an actor. He was also the brother-in-law of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and a member of the politburo of the state’s ruling Telugu Desam Party.
The accident took place around 6:30 am in Nalgonda, 100 km from Hyderabad.
The actor-politician was driving his SUV, a Toyota Fortuner, at a high speed, to attend a wedding in Nellore when his car hit a divider and flipped, landing on its side. The police believe Mr Harikrishna was driving at a speed of up to 150 km per hour as he wanted to make it to the wedding by 9 am.
The SUV also hit another car, a Maruti Suzuki Dzire. Three others in the car with Mr Harikrishna survived with injuries.
Mr Harikrishna was thrown out of the car and suffered chest and head wounds. He was taken to hospital in a very critical state. He died soon after.
Mr Naidu tweeted that he was “deeply shocked” by the news of Mr Harikrishna’s death.
Deeply saddened by the news of Harikrishna garu's untimely demise. May his soul rest in peace. Strength and love to my brother @tarak9999 and his entire family in this time of grief.
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) August 29, 2018
Very shocked and saddened by the sudden demise of #HariKrishna garu. Our condolences and strength to his family, friends, fans and followers. May his soul rest in peace. 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/Y9OcpeP6f6
— Anushka Shetty Fanclub™ (@sweetyanushkafc) August 29, 2018
#RIPHariKrishnaGaru gone too soon. Love and strength to his entire family in these terrible times. #Tarak #KalyanRam stay strong my brothers.
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) August 29, 2018
I am out of country & just Heard the Bad ! Very very shocking … Heartfelt Condolences to the entire Nandamuri Family , Near & Dear ones . @NANDAMURIKALYAN & @tarak9999 . Condolence Brother . RIP ! #RIPHarikrishnaGaru pic.twitter.com/7pXUIaGj47
— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) August 29, 2018
మాజీ ఎంపీ శ్రీ నందమూరి హరికృష్ణ గారు రోడ్డు ప్రమాదంలో మృతి చెందారని తెలిసి చింతిస్తున్నాను. శ్రీ ఎన్టీఆర్ గారి కుమారుడైన ఆయన నాకు వ్యక్తిగతంగా మంచి మిత్రుడు. హరికృష్ణ గారు ముక్కుసూటి మనిషి, ఆపదలో ఉన్న వారికి సాయం చేసే మంచి మనసున్న వ్యక్తి. #NandamuriHarikrishna pic.twitter.com/fL4zBwa72a
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) August 29, 2018
ఆత్మీయుడు. పార్టీ సీనియర్ నేత నందమూరి హరికృష్ణ మరణవార్త తెలిసి తీవ్ర దిగ్భ్రాంతికి లోనయ్యాను. ఆయన మృతి తెలుగుదేశం పార్టీకి తీరని లోటు. చైతన్య రథసారథికి శ్రద్ధాంజలి.
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) August 29, 2018
Shocked at the tragic passing of Shri Nandamuri Harikrishna garu. My deepest condolences to his family & loved ones and may God give them strength to face this loss. I offer my prayers for his soul to Rest in Peace
— Gautami Tadimalla (@gautamitads) August 29, 2018