Nandamuri Taraka Ratna, the cousin of Jr NTR and grandson of NT Rama Rao, hospitalized today after suffering cardiac arrest, as per reports in Indian Express. The star is in a critical condition after he collapsed on Friday during a political rally in Chittoor’s Kuppam district, Andhra Pradesh.

The actor is receiving treatment at Narayana Hospital. The hospital has released a health update where he is said to be in a critical stage. The bulletin read: “Shri Nandamuri Taaraka Ratna suffered a Cardiac Arrest at Kuppam on 27 January and was shifted to a Hospital in Kuppam with resuscitation for 45 minutes and primary treatment. Doctors there advised to move him to a tertiary center due to his critical condition. He was transferred to NH via road at 1am on 28″ January. On arriving at NH higher level diagnostics showed that his condition was highly critical due to the cardiogenic shock after the Myocardial Infarction, and evaluation of his condition will continue with treatment under standard guidelines and protocols. He is currently under the care of a multi-disciplinary clinical team including Cardiologists, Intensivists, and other specialists at NH. He remains in a critical state on maximal support. He will continue to be under rigorous evaluation and treatment in the coming days.”

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