Naidu's son engaged to Balakrishna's daughter

Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam party president N. Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh Naidu got engaged to famous Telugu film actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's daughter Brahmani at a ceremony here Sunday.

Balakrishna is the brother-in-law of Naidu and son of thespian and TDP founder late N.T.Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR.

Family members of Naidu and Balakrishna, close friends and few eminent Telugu film personalities attended the ceremony held at the actor's house in Jubliee Hills amid tight security.

Nobody from TDP or other political parties was invited to the ceremony, which was a simple family affair, attended by about 300 guests.

The family members of NTR who attended the ceremony included his son N. Harikrisha and grandson and popular actor Junior NTR.

Veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna, his wife Amla, Mohan Babu, D. Rama Naidu, Krishnam Raju and Raghvendra Rao were among few prominent Telugu film personalities who were present on the accasion.

The marriage of his son with Balakrishna's daughter is being seen as an attempt by Naidu to mend fences with NTR's family. Since Balakrishna had hinted that he might make a surprise entry into politics like his father, the alliance is also being seen in some circles as an attempt by Naidu to put an end to Balakrishna's political ambitions.

Naidu's family sources said the marriage was fixed for August 26, adding that the 'mahurat' was fixed after matching the couple's horoscopes.

Lokesh is studying first year MBA in Stanford University in the US after completing his bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University while Brahmani is studying third year engineering in Hyderabad.

The ceremony brought Naidu face to face with his sister-in-law and union minister of state for human resources D.Purandareswari and her legislator husband D.Venkateshwara Rao after a gap of several years.

Purandareswari had last month launched a scathing attack on Naidu for "backstabbing" and humiliating her father NTR.