TTD CHAIRMAN, EO CONDOLES THE DEATH OF DR MANGALAMPALLI BALAMURALI KRISHNA

Tirupati, 22 November 2016: The TTD Trust Board Chairman Dr Ch Krishnamurthy and TTD EO Dr D Sambasiva Rao have given condolences to the death of Carnatic legendary musician and Padmavibhushan Dr Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna who is also the lifetime court musician of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna was born in Sankaraguptam, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh on July 22, 1930. He was made the court singer of TTD in 2010 and offered Life Time Contribution Award for his great deed of works to the World of Carnatic Music by TTD in 2014.

The great musician rendered many keertans of Annamaiah and his songs are popular even today.

The TTD mandarins paid their condolences on his demise on Tuesday in Chennai.

ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER TTD, TIRUPATI