Mahesh Babu’s mother Indira Devi passes away at 70 in Hyderabad

Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu’s mother Indira Devi has passed away in Hyderabad at 70. She was reportedly suffering from various age-related health issues. Admitted to the AIG hospital (Asian Institute of Gastroenterology) in Hyderabad, Indira Devi took her last breath at 4 am on Wednesday.

According to a statement from Mahesh Babu’s family, her funeral will take place at Maha Prasthanam and Indira Devi’s mortal remains will be kept at Padmalaya Studios for fans to pay their last respects.

Mahesh, who was very close to his mother, has always vocally expressed his admiration for his mother. Even last mothers day, he posted a lovely image with her and wrote that that he’s grateful everyday to have her in his life. He even shared a image of her mother with wife Namrata Shirodkar and his children in May this year.

Smt Ghattamaneni Indira Devi, mother of Mahesh Babu and wife of veteran actor Krishna had been suffering from illness for quite some time now. As soon as the news of her death made it to the headlines, fans from all over the world have been paying condolence on social media.

Mahesh Babu fans took to Twitter to support their favorite actor at this tough time. Tweeple wrote, ‘stay strong anna’ and ‘Rest in peace amma (mother)!!’ to give more power to Mahesh Babu to deal with this tough time.

Reportedly, Tamil-Telugu actor Chiranjeevi was the first superstar to reach hospital after the news of Nirmala Devi’s demise had caught the headlines. He reached the the AIG hospital (Asian Institute of Gastroenterology) in Hyderabad and consoled the family.

Currently, the body has been taken from the hospital for her last rites and huge crowd has also gathered around Mahesh Babu’s house. Mahesh Babu’s fans have also been devastated after the news of Nirmala Devi’s demise.