Eenadu founder Ramoji Rao has been hospitalised in a serious condition, and is on ventilator support.
The self-made media baron, who owns the Eenadu Telugu newspaper, the ETV channels, Ramoji Film City, Margadarsi Chit Fund, the Priya brand of foods, the Ushakiron movies banner and other businesses, was admitted to Star Hospitals after turning quite unwell.
He is reported to have had a stent inserted some time back. It is not known if the current health deterioration is linked to that.
More details are awaited. At the time of this article being published, the hospital was to release a bulletin in a hour on his health status.
Rao is a highly popular person in the Telugu States, both revered and vilified. Known for being pro-TDP and anti-Congress, he was heavily targeted by Y S Rajasekhar Reddy when the latter was CM.